USMC FG-1D, of MCVG-4, 1945
This aircraft was flown by LtCol Donald K.Yost USMC. Commanding officer of MCVG-4 in the Okinawa area aboard USS Cape Gloucester CVE-109, Yost is credited with 8 victories. He retired from USMC in 1959 as a BGen.
This model was made out of the box except for the decals. They are BarracudaCals which is a great Corsair sheet.
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bob mack said on June 24, 2013
wow…that’s a great looking bent wing frank…i can’t take my eyes off it
steven a weinmann said on June 24, 2013
very nice Frank I like it
Drew Tarter said on June 24, 2013
Terrific work, Frank! I love the escort carrier markings you chose, too.
Tom Cleaver said on June 24, 2013
Excellent work on the model, Frank.
If you go to http://www.adamsplanes.com/, you can find out a whole lot more about Marine Carrier Air Groups aboard CVEs with Adam’s series on VMTB-145 and their experiences on the USS Gilbert Islands, should there be any “history buff’s” among us.
Frank Cronin said on June 24, 2013
Thanks Tom, I will check this out. BTW, I have not heard from Graham yet. I will call him again next week
Frank Cronin said on June 25, 2013
Tom,
I checked out this web-site. I will be reading for months and using this for reference. I urge everyone to check out the site that Tom has suggested.
AL HOFFMAN said on June 24, 2013
Love the South Pacific faded/dusty look. Great job.
Dan DeSilva said on June 24, 2013
awesome- Imagine when Tamiya releases their 1/48 F4U-1D- that scheme would be pretty stunning in the larger scale!
Dan.
Dan DeSilva said on June 24, 2013
er- I MEANT to say 1/32 F4U-1D……
Chuck A. Villanueva said on June 25, 2013
Unusual scheme, rarely see anything other than white on the overall GSB. Nice, I appreciate the history that goes along with the builds shown here on imodeler lately. Nicely done Frank.
George Williams said on June 25, 2013
I agree with Chuck. Another great job by the wat
Sgt. Ray B. Hall said on July 1, 2013
Frank .. the ol’ gull wing IS a piece of art .. the F4U’s we had at Olathe,Ks NAS in the 50’s was an experience one don’t forget, from the sounds, to the was it looked from the flight line, of VMF-215 ..later RBH