Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series Diecast Model

Vought F4U-1 Corsair - “Marine’s Dream”, 1st Lt. Edwin L. Olander, VMF-214 “Black Sheep”, USMC, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 1943

1:48 Scale.  Length: 8.25".  Wingspan: 10"

Lt. Edwin L. Olander shot down a Zero on October 17, 1943 during a sweep to Kahili in an F4U Corsair named "Marine's Dream". His other victories were one Zero and a probable on October 10, 1943 while flying BuNo 02309, one Zero and a probable on October 18th (again in Marine's Dream), one Zero on December 28th while flying BuNo 17875, and one Zero and a probable on December 30th while flying BuNo. 17792. Olander's total was five confirmed and four probable victories, all Zeroes and from mid-September to December 1943 while with VMF-214. “Marine’s Dream” was damaged beyond repair in December 1943 in an accident at Torokina.

First flown in May 1940, the F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable fighter aircraft that saw service during World War II and Korean War. It paired a lightweight fuselage with a powerful engine and a large propeller. The Corsair was operated by some nations air forces until the 1960s following the longest production run of a piston-engine fighter in U.S. history. 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured by Vought, in 16 separate models.


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