F4U-1A Corsair and Mitsubishi A6M2 “Zero” Desktop Model Planes
The AIR SUPERIORITY SERIES F-4U1 Corsair vs. Mitsubishi Type ‘0’ Zero desktop model planes display! You get two handcarved, handpainted historic WW2 desktop model planes for the price of one regular model plane.
ALL NEW FROM MASTERCRAFT AND NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE: The AIR SUPERIORITY SERIES F-4U1 Corsair vs. Mitsubishi Type ‘0’ Zero desktop model planes display! You get two handcarved, handpainted historic WW2 desktop model planes for the price of one regular desktop model plane. This display measures approximately 13 inches at its widest.
Great for display anywhere! Get Big Bang for your Bucks, only here at Mastercraft!
This particular Air Superiority desktop model planes are from the limited-quantity FIRST production run of the AIR SUPERIORITY series F-4U1 Corsair vs. Mitsubishi Zero.
Other Air Superiority displays models available – collect them all!
Perfect as personal office decor or home display, or as a special gift.
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F4U-1A
The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service in World War II and the Korean War (and in isolated local conflicts). Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. The Corsair served in some air forces until the 1960s, following the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in history (1940 – 1953).
Mitsubishi A6M2 “Zero”
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero (“A” for fighter, 6th model, “M” for Mitsubishi) was a light-weight, carrier-based fighter aircraft Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945. Its history mirrored the fortunes of Imperial Japan in World War II. At the time it was introduced, the Mitsubishi A6M was the best carrier-based fighter plane in the world and was greatly feared by Allied pilots.Tactics were developed by 1942 by Allied forces to engage the Zero on equal terms. By 1943, American and British manufacturers were producing fighters with greater firepower, armor, and speed and approaching the Zero’s maneuverability. By 1944, the Mitsubishi A6M was outdated but remained in production. In shifting priorities during the final years of the War in the Pacific, the Zero was utilized in kamikaze operations. employed by the
It is universally known as Zero from its Japanese Navy designation, Type 0 Carrier Fighter , taken from the last digit of the Imperial year 2600 (1940), when it entered service. In Japan it was unofficially referred to as both Rei-sen and Zero-sen. The official Allied code name was Zeke (Hamp for the A6M3 model 32 variant); while this was in keeping with standard practice of giving boys’ names to fighters, it is not definitely known if this was chosen for its similarity to “Zero.”
A combination of excellent maneuverability and very long range made it one of the finest fighters of its era. In early combat operations, the Zero gained a legendary reputation, outclassing its contemporaries. Later, design weaknesses and the increasing scarcity of more powerful aircraft engines meant that the Zero became less effective against newer fighters.
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