Relive the best moment of your life with our handcrafted F4U-4 Black Sheep Squadron display mahogany model.
Model Airplane: F4U-4 Black Sheep Squadron aircraft
Wingspan: 19"
Fuselage Length: 15.25"
Scale: 1/26
Material: mahogany wood
Branch: United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Model Airplane Factory offers you this elegant F4U-4 Black Sheep model plane made from mahogany wood. Every F4U Corsair wood model is a work of art. From raw kiln-dried mahogany wood, it undergoes processes to accomplish a precise F4U-4 Black Sheep squadron plane; from carving, sanding, coating, painting and detailing to a creatively done wooden replica of the actual corsair aircraft.
The call sign "Black Sheep" was chosen by the squadron to commemorate the unusual way in which the squadron had been formed. Originally the squadron called itself "Boyington's Bastards" after its commander, but this label was considered unacceptable by the press. The pilots ranged from experienced combat veterans, with several air-to-air victories to their credit, to new replacement pilots from the United States. Major Boyington and Major Stan Bailey were given permission to form the unassigned pilots into a squadron, with the understanding that they would have less than four weeks to have them fully trained and ready for combat. They were very successful.
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