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Title: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Bosco123 on March 07, 2008, 04:02:23 PM

Here is an U-4 that someone might be able to work on. This is some pics of it :

(http://www.modellbahnecke.de/bilder/trumpeter/737237.JPG)

(http://www.zionantiquemall.com/store/media/US33013.jpg)

(http://www.ecocharlie.es/b_6715.jpg)

Its from VMF-323. Anyone want to work on this?

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Fencer51 on March 07, 2008, 04:08:17 PM

Sorry, Post Word War Two scheme.

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Krusty on March 07, 2008, 05:00:31 PM

If it's got RED STRIPES in the stars and bars, it's post war.

Just FYI.


Edit: Whoops, I wanted to format that, forgot!

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Bodhi on March 07, 2008, 05:02:00 PM

Quote from: Krusty on March 07, 2008, 05:00:31 PM

If it's got RED STRIPES in the stars and bars, it's post war.

Just FYI.

Actually this was tried before the end of the war by some units.

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Krusty on March 07, 2008, 05:28:40 PM

I'm guessing not many?

I've done a lot of "looking for skin ideas" but no WW2 era photos/profiles I've run across have had red bars, with regards to US markings.



P.S. Do you recall which ones? I'd like to see if there are any skin-worthy examples.

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Bodhi on March 07, 2008, 06:16:35 PM

Not sure on units.  Have the tail cones, but there is no unit markings on them.  But by where they came from, I know they served in WW2.

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: lyric1 on March 08, 2008, 08:35:09 AM

I know that the f4u4's in this squadron are Korean era planes, How come no one has done a skin for the  ww11 time frame birds? Very cool looking if you ask me. http://www.web-birds.com/usmc/vmf312/vmf312.html

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Bosco123 on March 08, 2008, 03:30:58 PM

I have the Aviation history Magazine, and heres what I says:(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/mniezelski/scan0001.jpg)
"The Marines didn't exactly santion nose art for WW2 aircraft, but it flew anyway. In the case of the 323rd, so the story goes, it was inspired by a confrontation between a 6-foot rattlesnake and squadron members near their training base at Cherry Point, N.C. The Leathernecks hung up its skin in their ready room and dubbed their unit 'Death Rattlers.'
   Arguably the most sucssesful Marine fighter squadron in the buisness. The unit was credited with downing 124 1/2 Japaneese planes in the matter of a few weeks without any losses. Shown here aboard USS Sicily with an F4U is Vance 'Bud' Yount.

Anyone still want to do it?

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Fencer51 on March 08, 2008, 03:38:41 PM

I repeat, not a WW2 aircraft.

USS Sicily, Commissioned in FEBRUARY 1946.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/cve118.htm (http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/cve118.htm)

http://home.inreach.com/tc/page5.html (http://home.inreach.com/tc/page5.html)

There are at least two books out there on VMF 323 in WWII, try looking at those.

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Motherland on March 08, 2008, 05:11:18 PM

How the heck do you down 124 1/2 Japanese planes? Did one make it back missing a wing?

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Fencer51 on March 08, 2008, 05:15:32 PM

Another squadron got credit for half a kill.

Should you not be in hiding after JG11 got humiliated on Dogfights last night?  :rofl

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Motherland on March 08, 2008, 05:21:13 PM

Quote from: Fencer51 on March 08, 2008, 05:15:32 PM

Another squadron got credit for half a kill.

Should you not be in hiding after JG11 got humiliated on Dogfights last night?  :rofl

*Looks at feet and slowly walks away*

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Fencer51 on March 14, 2008, 06:13:38 PM

Not to beat a dead horse, but this is a cool picture.

http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display.php?irn=18423&QueryPage=%2FQuery.php (http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display.php?irn=18423&QueryPage=%2FQuery.php)

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Bosco123 on March 14, 2008, 07:13:37 PM

Its the same pic as the one in the mag.

Title: Re: F4U-4 Idea?
Post by: Fencer51 on March 14, 2008, 07:42:20 PM

Yes but it is bigger and shows more of the plane.  Lots more of that group on that site as well.