F4u- Corsair Prepping korea war jacksonville NAS 1950 By GIANNIS MITZAS
F4u- Corsair Prepping korea war jacksonville NAS 1950



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The Corsair assembled was an F4u-1A version. F4u-1D .F4u-1C .Which had the role of teacher after the war, or were part of the National Guard .F4u-4. F4u-4B / P serving in Naval Bases and aircraft carriers. As well as F4u-5. F4u-5N.F4u-5NL.F4u-5P. Which were the most recent in Corsair service since their production had started in 1946.




In this photo we see the various F4u-1D & F4u-5 wings. The F4u-1 up to F4u-4. They have a fabric cover and are painted, while the rest of the aircraft is bare metal. While the F4u-5. It is made of aluminum, in the same place. In a series of photos, we see that the fabric parts of the aircraft are painted, with FS-35042 USN Sea Blue. While we see the rest is discolored metal. It seems that the painting process took place in gradual steps and not directly, after the reconstruction.










Here we see an F4u-4 Ready to be transported, on the Korean front. A typical way of protection, a kind of oil-based adhesive that protects against moisture. After the transfer, it was done in containers and the planes spent days traveling by sea.


The engine cover, which is peeled. It shows that no substrate has fallen before the final color and we see the metal. We find this in several Corsair. But that doesn't mean he didn't have any Praimer underneath. Some fighters did not pass the restoration phase and maintained the factory color and substrate.
Giannis Mitzas
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