Italeri 1313 - 1/72 F4U-7 Corsair WWII  [IT-1313S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: France

Model Dim.: 14 cm

F4 U-7 CORSAIR

The F4 Corsair is known as become probably one of the most effective carrier-based fighter aircraft become developed through the entire 2nd World War, although, about first arrived to solution, the technical specialists about the U.S Navy considered this big cantilever wing aircraft become unsuitable to be used on aircraft companies. The Corsair obtained many outstanding aerial victories. To the Pacific Ocean movie theater alone, the F4U shot down over 2,000 Japanese aircraft, with a loss of just 189 Corsairs, causing a kill / loss ratio such as don't ever been equaled throughout history. This aircraft was in reality produced for 10 years, until December 1952, an undeniable fact which established the Corsair although the usa aircraft in which to stay manufacturing the longest time period following the second World War. The F4 had been also used extensively by the French Naval Aviation through war in Indochina in addition to the Suez campaign of 1956.