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F6F-3

built by Mark Neville

CAMO C

Cat. No. 8227

644011 F6F-3 LööK(Brassin)

VF-8, USS Intrepid (CV-11), Summer 1943

Second unit marked as VF-8 was established on June 1st, 1943 under the command

of LCdr. William M. Collins Jr. and was dispatched for the operational training

aboard USS Intrepid which was sailing in the Caribbean Sea at that time. Tri-color

camouflage, introduced as of January 5th, 1943, for the application on the aircraft

deployed to Pacific, composed of Non-specular Sea Blue, Semi-gloss Sea Blue,

Intermediate Blue and Non-specular White, was applied slightly differently than on

the other aircraft. National markings featuring the red outline were introduced as of

June 28th, 1943.

More pictures of

this model and

building article by

Mark Neville will be

published in Air Modeller No. 90. Late

May 2020 release.

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