The second new 1/72 Corsair sheet also includes four units. All of these planes are in the standard scheme for these planes in sea blue, intermediate sea blue and white. I'm not sure if these are taken from 1/48 sheets, but I'd be surprised if they weren't. For kits you have quite a few to choose from, but most will go with the Hasegawa kit.

First up is white 51 "Get em blue dog" from VMF -113 on the Marshall Islands in 1944

White 143 is just below it. The "Blue Baron" is from VMF-122 based on Peleliu in 1944.

White 993 is 'Virgin Jackie' from VMF-222 at Samar in 1945.

The final scheme is white 5 from VF-17 on Bouganville in 1944. It has a natural metal prop hub.

Enough insignia for three of them and data for at least one. Most of these planes were devoid of these data markings after a relatively short period of time.

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May 2005