F4U Corsair "VMF-115" Korean War, USS Carl Vinson.

The squadron, originally known as VMF-115, was organized July 1, 1943 at Santa Barbara, Calif., under the command of Maj.John S. MacLaughlin. Sixteen days later, the command was assumed by one of the Marine Corps' most famous Aces, Maj. Joseph Foss, holder of a World War II (Marine) record of 26 enemy aircraft shot down. The Squadron quickly picked up the nickname, "Joe's Joker's." In May 1944, the Squadron joined the Pacific campaign flying the legendary F4U-1 Corsair.

Development of the Corsair began in 1938, when the US Navy issued a request for a new single-seat carrier-based fighter. The Chance-Vought company won the contract with their unique, gull-winged airframe pulled by the largest engine then available. The wing design was necessitated by the tall landing gear which was, in turn, necessitated by the huge propeller required to propel the plane at the desired high speeds.


Product Specifications:

•Bird-Cadge Canopy with sliding open/close action
•Super Detail Cockpit complete with control stick, gun  sight and pilot seat
•Detail Panel Lines
•Workable Flaps
•Moveable Control Surfaces
•Workable Landing Gear
•Workable Landing Gear Door
•Workable Undercarriage
•Fully detailed Pratt-Whitney R-2800-18W Double Wasp  8-cylinder Radial Engine
•Spinning Three Bladed Propellers
•Folding Wings

Accessories:
•External Drop Tank x 2
•.50 cal (12.7 mm) Colt-Browning M2 •Machine Guns x 6
•5 in (127 mm) rockets x 8

Markings:

•Marine's Dream Nose Art
Figure:

•Fully Pose able F4U Pilot with 17 Points of Articulations and Removable Helmet