[AceFire]

I've finally got around to properly packaging the Corsair and Kittyhawk skins I made and have put them up for download on my site (which is STILL under construction, so bear with me as some things may not work etc ).





http://www.aironline.co.nz/site/old-sti ... r-released

Hope you enjoy them!

[Vpmedia]

Nice work!
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[socorrista22198]

i love youuuu!!!!

[WindWeapon]

Nice site!

[AceFire]

Thanks for your kind comments!

Nice work!
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Ooohhh very nice, wilco.

[78thFG_Doodle]

Those are awesome! Can't wait to take them up. 8)

Blue Skies, Happy Landings.

-Doodle

[max_thehitman]

Great looking skins AceFire, Very artsy. I like them very much!
Thanks for painting them. :cheers:

Cheers
MAX

[-)-MAILMAN-]

FG-1D Corsair

By your picture this is a Corsair MkIV on which you affixed US markings. The F4U-1D designation for the Royal Navy was Corsair MKIII/F3A-1D built by Brewster and the Corsair MkIV/FG-1D built by Goodyear. They differed from the USN/USMC versions by having their wings shortened by 2 feet to fit inside Royal Navy Carrier Hangar Decks whose overheads (ceilings) were lower than those on US Carriers.

The USN/USMC never flew the Royal Navy version of the F4U-1D with the clipped wings. RNZAF flew US versions of the Corsairs not British versions.

[Phas3e]

Tell that to the guys who painted it that way :lol:



It uses the the MkIV because the actual aircraft has the shortened wings.
It also features a the 'angry duck' which is known to have been painted on 3 RNZAF Corsairs.
It SHOULD be in all Dark Sea Blue with late/post war RNZAF Roundels but that wouldnt look as interesting to the general public.

[-)-MAILMAN-]

Tell that to the guys who painted it that way :lol:



It uses the the MkIV because the actual aircraft has the shortened wings.
It also features a the 'angry duck' which is known to have been painted on 3 RNZAF Corsairs.
It SHOULD be in all Dark Sea Blue with late/post war RNZAF Roundels but that wouldn't look as interesting to the general public.

If this picture of a real corsair is of a F4U-1D or F3A-1D or FG-1D (note one piece sliding canopy without the two upper frames) it is in the clean condition missing its rocket rails. Maybe this is a restored F4U-1A or F3A-1A or FG-1A fitted with a F4U-1D canopy. The -1A had a blown canopy, but still had two frames on the upper part of the sliding canopy. The -1A is not an official designation used by Vought. They still designated them F4U-1.

In this picture this aircraft is also painted in the tri-color camouflage common to the F4U-1A. Also of note is the red border of the national insignia, which was a short lived version from approximately Aug 43 to Feb 44 on F4U-1 and F4U-1A corsairs, when the red was replaced by blue, the F4U-1D did not enter combat until approximately Dec 44 therefore never had the red outline on the star and bar. This picture has the VF-17 "Jolly Rogers" nose art. F4U-1A "White 8" was flown by Lt. j. g. Earl May of VF-17 and by January 44 at Bougainville had lost its red border around the star and bar replaced by blue.

Lastly looking at this picture this plane appears to have the normal wing tips (rounded) found on US versions of the Corsair not the squared wing tip found on the Fleet Air Arm Corsair Mk II or Corsair Mk III/IV.

[Phas3e]

This is an ex RNZAF machine, it had its rocket rails and tail hook removed at per every RNZAF Corsair.

This machine was assembled on Los Negros as FG-1D serial 3205 NZ5648, it wasnt used on operations and was ferried back to NZ and sold for scrap.
It was saved and restored to taxing condition in 1963 and sold to the US where it was restored to flying, at this point it was fitted with the squared off tips and painted in the VF-17 markings (also had 'big hog' on the tail)
It was then brought back to New Zealand where it currently resides and the only change to the markings was the addition of the duck motif.

hope this helps