Art Deco Airplane Fighter Desk Model Vought F4u Corsair, 1940s

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Art Deco Airplane Fighter Desk Model Vought F4u Corsair, 1940s

About the Item

Art Deco airplane desk model Vought F4U Corsair, 1940s. The airplane has movement, can be regulated in many positions. The wooden base has been repolished. The airplane is in original conditions, with time wear. The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53). The Corsair was designed as a carrier-based aircraft but its difficult carrier landing performance rendered it unsuitable for Navy use until the carrier landing issues were overcome by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. The Corsair thus came to and retained prominence in its area of greatest deployment: land based use by the U.S. Marines. The role of the dominant U.S. carrier based fighter in the second part of the war was thus filled by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's first prototype in 1940. The Corsair served to a lesser degree in the U.S. Navy. In addition to its use by the U.S. and British, the Corsair was also used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the French Navy Aéronavale and other, smaller, air forces until the 1960s. Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World War II, and the U.S. Navy counted an 11:1 kill ratio with the F4U Corsair.

Dimensions:
Height: 7.49 in (19 cm)Width: 9.06 in (23 cm)Depth: 7.88 in (20 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Aluminum
Place of Origin:
Argentina
Period:
1940-1949
Date of Manufacture:
1940s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Buenos Aires, AR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU202736505983