Home	Contact	PLANE CRAZY				Terms	Search
							CORGI PLANES
Century Wings		Dragon	Gemini	Hobbymaster	Witty Wings	Other non corgi	Misc Items

Model details

Back to full list->		Ask question about model->
Code	Make	Description	Price
HA8215	Corgi	F4U-1 Corsair - Daphne C, James N Cupp, VMF-213 1/48 (300)	£
			Out of stock

	Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series HA8215: F4U-1 Corsair No.15 "Daphne C" as flown by ace pilot James N Cupp, VMF-213 "Hell Hawks", U.S. Marines in 1943. The model offers the choice of optional position wings, cockpit canopy and undercarriage. Very low production of only 300 pieces. VMF-213 was formed July 1, 1942 at Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Hawaii. The squadron left MCAS Ewa on February 21, 1943 and arrived at Espiritu Santo on March 1, 1943. They received their first F4U Corsairs while at Espiritu on March 11, 1943 and after a brief stint training they moved to Guadalcanal in April 1943. On June 17, 1943, VMF-213 relieved VMF-124 in the Russell Islands. While in the Solomons, VMF-213 participated in actions against New Georgia and Kahali and flew throughout the Solomon Islands until December 1943. In mid-1943, VMF-213 harmonised the six .50 inch wing guns of their Mk I Vought F4U Corsairs to converge to a point 300 ft (90 m) ahead. The squadron's usual tactic was to dive upon an enemy from the front and slightly to one side (a high-side attack using full deflection) and fire when at the convergence distance. In September 1942 James Cupp joined VMF-213 “Hellhawks” based in Hawaii in March 1943 and transferred to Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, arriving on 3 April 1943. Their Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats were replaced with Chance Vought F4U Corsairs. After moving to the Solomon Islands at Vella Lavella airbase, on July 15 1943 Cupp scored two victories and three days later became an Ace. His official total is 12 confirmed kills. Cupp had his wife’s name “Daphne C” painted on the aircraft. On 20 September 1943, Captain Cupp was shot down by a G4M1 Betty, north of Kolombangara, using an improvised gun unexpectedly mounted in its bomb bay and he was severely burned. Badly injured, he spent the next 18 months in hospitals, primarily Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. After that he served as a Naval Flight instructor. The war ended before he could return to the Pacific theatre. Later serving as a Lt Colonel in Korea where he directed close support operations. Cupp retired from the USMC in 1968 and died in 2004. The Vought F4U Corsair was literally built around the Pratt & Whitney 2,000 HP radial engine. The engine was so massive and produced so much energy that a Hamilton Standard 13 feet 4 inch propeller, the largest of WWII, was required. This was the reason for the now famous gull wing shape, so that the undercarriage did not have to be excessively long in order for the propeller to clear the ground. The F4U was the first American fighter aircraft to exceed 400 MPH. The Corsair was referred to by the Japanese as “Whispering Death” and became a legend in its own time. This aircraft was one of the most distinctive designs with it bent wings making it an icon.

Picture of model:-

Copyright 2003-2024 Chris Lem Models