This F4U Corsair Model Airplane is Truly a Magnificent Display

Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted model airplanes just like Corsair F4U1. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the aircraft and gives it a glossy finish. Our F4U Corsair Navy Ike Kepford Model Airplane exhibits an unmatched quality and intricate design to obtain the exact look of the actual F4U Corsair.

The F4U Corsair Ike Kepford Model Airplane comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. The F4U Navy Corsair Ike Kepford Model Plane is perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one. Each F4U Corsair replica will surely mesmerize aviation enthusiasts and hobbyists for it is truly a work of art that relives their memory of the actual F-4U Corsair.

F4U Corsair, Navy flown by Ike Kepford History:

The famous "Number 29" was with the formidable VF-17, Jolly Rogers. Its pilot, Lt. Ira "Ike" Kepford, was the top Naval ace in the Pacific and is credited with 16 victories depicted on the fuselage of this F4U-1 Corsair.

The Corsair is known as "The Sweetheart of the Marianas" and "The Angel of Okinawa". Those names were given by the ground troops. The F4U was also called the "U-Bird" or "Bent Wing Bird" and the F4U was named by the Japanese as the "Whistling Death" because of the sound it made.

The U.S. Navy didn't go into combat with the Corsair immediately. They waited until September of 1943. The F4U was accepted by the U.S. Navy for their shipboard operations in April of 1944. The Corsair was flown by the famous Black Sheep Squadron VMF-214 headed by Marine Fighter Ace Maj. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Another noted pilot is Ike Kepford.

Ike Kepford had flown the F4U-1 Corsair, the famous "Number 29" with the formidable VF-17, Jolly Rogers.