Vought F4U-1 Corsair ‘Birdcage’ 4820113082221

Vought F4U-1 Corsair ‘Birdcage’ 4820113082221A Unique Aircraft The Corsair was originally developed by the American company Vought in response to a February 1938 request for proposal for a carrier fighter aircraft by the U. S. Navy. Designed to surpass even land based fighters, it featured a 2,000hp engine and massive 4 meter propeller and most memorably a unique inverted gull wing. This first version of the Corsair (which means pirate) was given the nickname birdcage due to the large frame

at the gates of Cambrai (59)

The stable flight characteristics of the government-designed Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c made it an ideal home-defence night-fighter aircraft

The 10 tonne version was deployed to transport the lighter Panzer I and II tanks during the early years of the Second World War

retractable landing gear

The model sold by Heller is a typical van from the interwar period that continued to be used well after up until the 1960s

Grumman F4F-3/4 was primary US Navy fighter aeroplane at the beginning of the war

and all Tiger IIs were produced by the firm

When fully loaded

in a variety of operational roles

930 of this model Hecat were provided to England during WWII and later in smaller quantities to France and Uruguay

optional 5-speed transmission and aluminum wheels

complete with depictions of auxiliary equipment