1/48 11617 Minicraft F4U-5 / 5N Corsair - US Navy VC-5 Nightfighter Lt. Guy Bordelon - The Only US Navy Ace Of The Korean War - (F4U)
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
This model kit features optional parts for the -5 and -5N versions, very fine all-recessed panel lines, good full cockpit, two-piece optional position canopy, detailed twin-row radial engine, enclosed & detailed landing gear bays, -5N radome, twin drop tanks, iron bombs, 5" HVAR rockets and more. Includes a detailed, multi-view paint guide and decals for US Navy VC-3 F4U-5N. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Near the end of the Korean War, the ground troops were harassed almost nightly by "Bedcheck Charlie", which was usually a North Korean Yak or Lagg. There night intruders were out to destroy sleep and moral. Initially they seemed unstoppable as the jets, like the F-94, were too fast to shoot them down. The solution was to detach a small number of F4U-5N night fighter Corsairs from their carrier duty and assign them to the USAF. It only took three missions in less than a month for Lt. Guy Bordelon to shoot down five of these nuisance bombers, thereby earning him the unique position of being the only US Navy Ace to emerge from the Korean War. The box has a very light water stain but the decals and instructions are in 'mint' condition.
$20.00
