Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Pappy’s bird

Subject:: Vought F4U-1A Corsair
US Marine Corps Aviation (1912-now)
VMF-214 Black Sheep 86 (Maj. Gregory Boyington)
Scale:: 1:72
Status:: Completed
Started:: December 10, 2022
Completed:: December 19, 2022

Tamiya’s F4U-1A Corsair is undoubtedly a must-have in both the stash and the glass case. Here’s Pappy Boyington's Corsair from 1943, when stationed in the Solomons Islands he took charge of the VMF-214; nicknamed Black Sheep. During his first tour with them, he shot down 14 Japanese aircraft in 32 days.