[Would you like to see this in-game?]
Howdy everyone! Today I’d like to suggest a skin for the F4U-1A flown by Greg “Pappy” Boyington.
Boyington was a USMC fighter pilot who flew in the pacific during WW2. His first taste of combat was over China with the AVG (American volunteer group). In early 1942 he left the Flying Tigers and returned to the U.S. and accepted a majors commission with the USMC. After serving with two other squadrons (VMF-122 and VMF-112) he was put in command of VMF-214, the Black Sheep. He is credited with shooting down 28 aircraft over his career as a fighter pilot. During a sweep over Rabaul, Boyington was shot down. After a long search perused, he was declared MIA. However he did survive being shot down and would spend the rest of the war in a Japanese POW camp, until he was liberated after the dropping of the atomic bombs and Japan surrendering.
His F4U-1A while flying with the Black Sheep is the one I am suggesting today. :)
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Absolutely +1. The F4U-1A in the game needs a tricolor scheme camouflage.
Edit: I just realized the F4U-1A (USMC) in the game already has the “Luckybelle,” which is also a tricolor scheme. However, the regular F4U-1A (2.7) has the only unicolor scheme. It could receive that one, or the F4U-1A (USMC) can have more such schemes.
Yeah. A few minutes after I suggested this I realized I should have made it for the USMC corsair, but then also realized that there were also only unicolor skins for it. So it’s kind of a trade offish. I might change it or make a new one for the USMC one :)
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+1, When it’s the Corsair how can you say no?
Hey Billy can you help me with a task? I’ll get a permit for a “Special Task”.
Definitely agree with adding this camouflage. BTW, the name on the plane has been variously reported as “Lucybelle” and “Lulubelle.” The “Luckybell” is either a misprint or poor research. This airplane should have a red surround on the national insignia. You can actually see it in the black and white photo you supplied. There is a distinct rim around the decal which does not match the portion which we know is dark blue. If the surround was the later dark blue, there would be no mismatch and they actually wouldn’t need the surround as it would simply be additional paint or decal (both were used, depending on time frame and supply). The light colored band in front of the cockpit is fuel spill or, more accurately, multiple fuel spill. It looks like it angles backward but, when the aircraft is on its wheels on the ground, that streak is vertical in relation to the rest of the planet. The fuel was usually pumped by hand and often filled to the top, stopping at the first sign of spillover. The fuel would be shiny if fresh but would eat away at the paint leaving that faded strip. That tank was prone to leakage and you don’t see the white tape which sealed those leaks which were applied by other units. It wasn’t sealed to prevent leaks but to improve visibility as the leaking gas obscured the windscreen. That dagger shaped triangle of faded paint in that shot of Boyington in the cockpit right at the bottom of the windscreen is also a fuel leak stain. You can actually see the fuselage ribs due to the fact the paint seemed to last longer on the skin covering the ribs rather than the faded spots on the skin between the ribs.
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