US NAVY "LT. CMDR. ROGER HEDRICK" F4U-1A CORSAIR 

USS BUNKER HILL

ULTIMATE SOLDIER 1:18 SCALE AIRCRAFT

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21st Century Toy’s newest 1:18 Chance-Vought F4U-1A Corsair variant is painted to represent the aircraft flown by US Navy Ace Lieutenant Commander Rodger Hedrick of VF-84 based on the Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill. Hedrick finished the war with 12 confirmed victories and 4 damaged aircraft to his credit. Hedrick, who had previously flown with the famous VF-17 “Jolly Rogers”, finished the war with 12 confirmed victories and 4 damaged aircraft to his credit. The primary mission of the Corsairs assigned to the USS Bunker Hill was to defend the aircraft carrier from the desperate Kamikaze attacks that were wreaking havoc with the Pacific Fleet.

INFO:   MOLDED PLASTIC 
SCALE:    1:18
SIZE:   0.0  INCHES

Item Number: CEN_10127S7                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Price:  $59.95

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Historical Note:    This Corsair is painted in the late war Pacific scheme of overall Glossy Sea Blue. This quickly weathered to a satin, and then flat medium blue color in the blistering South Pacific sun.  You will occasionally see this aircraft depicted with a host of kill markings under the cockpit, but photos of the real aircraft do not reflect this detail. The wings and vertical tail are emblazoned with the upward facing white arrow, which was a tactical symbol identifying aircraft attached to the Bunker Hill. The white graphic detail in front of the cockpit represents a white tape that was applied in the field over the panel seams to keep leaking fuel from running up onto the canopy and obscuring the pilots’ vision. This is one of the most popular and iconic of all F4U Corsair schemes.