Corsair Aces of World War 2 - Aircraft of the Aces 10 - Osprey/Del Prado HW1 Most people have never heard

Most people have never heard of the Battle of Tinian

he was at the heart of the planning and conduct of the War

The Finnish self propelled gun BT-42 is a wonderful kit that Tamiya released after their great BT-7 model kit

but before they can even reach this repository of lore

Corsair Aces of World War 2 - Aircraft of the Aces 10 - Osprey/Del Prado HW1 Most people have never heardThe speed with which the Corsair was rushed into service as a land based fighter obliged the pilots to learn on the job. The aircraft soon proved to be superior to the Japanese Zero and played a major part in the destruction of Japan's elite air forces in the South Pacific. Later, in an effort to counter the Kamikaze threat, the Corsair was once again hurriedly pressed into service; this time in its originally intended role as a shipboard fighter.