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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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