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Hey guys. The number of corsairs available are beginning to drop and I need to get a firm count of how many people would like a corsair in the below paint scheme? Please send me a PM. I'm not asking for pre-orders or anything in advance, I just need to know what I have to work with. As for the balance of the corsairs we have available, after filling orders on Series 1, we will be doing something different with them soon.

Thanks...

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I'm very happy with the Corsair I'd received from you and am looking forward to any future offerings you may have.

Same here.

Love my new Corsair.

Keep em coming!

John L.

do you plan an F 4U4 ? or better an AU1 aka F 4U7 in suez campaign marking .... FRENCH NAVY !

supersonicfifi wrote:do you plan an F 4U4 ? or better an AU1 aka F 4U7 in suez campaign marking .... FRENCH NAVY !

F4U-4, as in a 4 bladed prop - yes... French Navy... I don't think we will have enough corsairs available to also do their livery.

Because we have a limited supply of corsairs, that is why I'm trying to confirm how many we need to produce of Series 1 before moving on to the next.

We finally decided on the livery for series 2, which we'll keep as a surprise unless anyone can figure it out the with the clues...

The first fighter this squadron flew in WWII was a Corsair. BBI released a jet for the same squadron a couple of years ago, so anyone collecting all of BBI's planes and one of our Series 2 would have a nice "then and now" display.

chunks wrote:I'm very happy with the Corsair I'd received from you and am looking forward to any future offerings you may have.

Thanks!

JohnLumley wrote:Same here.

Love my new Corsair.

Keep em coming!

John L.

Any chance of you posting a picture of the 139 planes on display?

I'm glad you like your corsair.

Thanks!

So far 2 more for Series 1. Anymore?

Also, no one has successfully guessed Series 2 yet...

Thanks.

AirstrikeToys wrote:So far 2 more for Series 1. Anymore?

Also, no one has successfully guessed Series 2 yet...

Thanks.

Will the series 2 be a livery of the Jolly Rodgers?

That or Wolf Pack

Nope... Here's the clues again...

The first fighter this squadron flew in WWII was a Corsair. BBI released a jet for the same squadron a couple of years ago, so anyone collecting all of BBI's planes and one of our Series 2 would have a nice "then and now" display.

That means either the F 18 or the F16. Unfortunately I am not home to check these but I will be tonight and I will check. I can't believe one of our more knowledgable members hasn't answered this yet.
T

Well, I'm gonna guess "Jolly Rogers"

From Wiki

The first incarnation of the Jolly Rogers was established on January 1, 1943 at NAS Norfolk, as VF-17 by LtCdr John T. "Tommy" Blackburn[1]. It was the second Navy fighter squadron to receive the F4U-1 Corsair and the most successful of them all. Blackburn wanted a squadron insignia which would live up to the Corsair name; hence the skull and crossbones were chosen. The original design was developed by Harry Hollmeyer who became an ace pilot. The squadron helped during the development of the F4U Corsair resulting in some design changes, resulting in the F4U-1A. Unfortunately, the Navy still deemed the Corsair "unfit" for carrier service and instead of joining USS Bunker Hill, VF-17 became a land-based squadron in the Solomon Islands during most of its deployment to the South Pacific. On November 8, 1943, the squadron Executive Officer, Roger Hedrick, led a flight which intercepted 39 Japanese fighters over Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville. As the Japanese fighters fled back to their base, VF-17 was responsible for downing 3 fighters and damaging 4 others. Though outnumbered, the squadron survived the encounter with no losses. This action was typical of the squadron's land-based service in the Solomon Islands in 1943 and 1944, when it went up against the cream of Imperial Japanese Navy pilots then based at Rabaul. In its two tours of duty in the Solomon Islands, VF-17 had 152 aerial victories and produced 11 aces. VF-17 finished its combat tour on May 10, 1944 and many pilots were reassigned

Here's another hint...

When this squadron entered WWII, it was not a fighter squadron, but later converted to a fighter squadron.

This squadron was almost wiped out twice, once at Pearl Harbor and again on Wake Island. They finally exacted their revenge as the first squadron to hit the Japanese at Guadalcanal and the first squadron to land at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.

OK, I'll throw my hat in the ring too:

Could it be a four-prop Corsair, say a livery flown in Korea? If so, my guess wouldl be
an F4U-4 Marine Corsair VMFA-232 Red Devils.
That's my guess........
JOC

Correct. VMF-232 Red Devils flew the SBD Dauntless and then the TBF Avenger for most of WWII. They later converted to a fighter squadron switching over to the F4U-4.

Here's a question for everyone...

Since 21C already issued a corsair with the skull and cross bones, we will steer clear of that livery.

What other livery would everyone like to see?

I've heard the French Navy / Suez scheme. What else?

After seeing the hints again Ill go with RED DEVILS also here is a link of the unit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFA-232

and yes it would look nice with my F/A18 RED DEVIL