Eagle Cal 48152 1:48 Vought F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs Part 3
Eagle Cal 48152 1:48 Vought F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs Part 3
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Eagle Cal 48152 1:48 Vought F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs Part 3
Nearly 2000 F4U Corsairs were pressed into service with the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) under a Lend-Lease agreement. Of these, 95 were birdcage variants that were designated Corsair 1s. Training was conducted in the U.S. at Quonset Point or Brunswick before the aircraft shipped to the UK.
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