Sepp Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi all, I've just ordered a Tamiya F4U-1D and would like to do something different to the usual US Navy, Marines or FAA schemes. Looking at Wiki ( which is never, ever wrong ) it appears that the Dutch and Peruvian Navies operated the type - but I can't find a single picture of one in service with either - maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, or not trying hard enough. Can anyone help with pictures, profiles and/or publications? Cheers, Sepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Dutch pilots flew the type whilst serving in the FAA, maybe it was the case also with Peruvian pilots? El Salvador flew the -1D The Hobbyboss release of the Trumpeter -1D has the required decals, but very hard to get hold of, another scheme. Sepp, reconspit, Lothar and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepp Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks for the reply! According to the infallible wiki, Netherlands operated them until 1953 so it'd be a later iteration I'd be interested in rather than from the FAA days. I see that in fact Peru operated U4s (my mistake - looks like I'll have to get one of those, too) so in the absence of any pix of one in MLD service, El Salvador or Uruguay (1954-75) it might yet be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Others may be more familiar with Royal Netherlands Navy, but I'm fairly certain the Dutch did not have Corsairs. The aircraft carrier HNLMS Karel Doorman was equipped with Fairey Fireflies and Hawker Sea Furies, and I believe Avengers later...no Corsairs. Not sure about Peru. Richard Edited April 17, 2020 by R Palimaka Jack and Sepp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Neither the Netherlands nor Peru flew the Corsair, that Wiki page is extremely inaccurate. R Palimaka, Lothar and Sepp 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepp Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Kagemusha said: Neither the Netherlands nor Peru flew the Corsair, that Wiki page is extremely inaccurate. Well, that makes the choice rather easier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Corsario I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 The El Salvadoran aircraft are about the most interesting colour scheme wise. There was also an FG-1D operated as a company hack, was painted in red and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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