The figures are from the Corgi US61005 F4U-1D Corsair. I made the checkered flag from cardboard and added it to the signal officer to match the original photo. It’s 1/4 the size of Lincoln’s head on a penny. I built a section of the USS Hornet’s deck on a large styrofoam bas...
This plotting board belonged to a World War Two Navy pilot who was a member of VF-85. He was with VF-85 while it was serving on the carrier USS Shangri-La from November 1944 to September 1945. Fighting Squadron Eighty Five flew F4U-1C Corsairs while fighting the Japanese during the Oki...