F4U Boyington Corsair Model Airplane

Share Stories of Victories and Heroism with this Nostalgic F4U Corsair Pappy Boyington Model Airplane

The F4U Corsair Pappy Boyington Model Airplane undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. It is made from solid mahogany and undergoes stages of fine sanding, between primer coats, to produce a silky smooth finish ready for final painting. The Pappy Boyington F4U Corsair Model Plane ’s paint scheme markings and parts are extremely complete reflecting the original aircraft.

Our Pappy Boyington F4U Corsair Model Plane is made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding carving and modeling to its original form. Our craftsmen and artisans ensure finely handcrafted model airplanes with precise blueprint details of the original aircraft. This F4U Corsair Pappy Boyington Model Airplane exhibits unmatched, unequaled quality and intricate design to achieve exactness and accuracy of the actual model. It also comes with a sturdy, durable stand and a polished chrome steel support mounting rod or a variable pitch wall mount accessory.

Stories of Pappy Boyington are legion, many founded in fact, including how he led the legendary Black Sheep squadron, and how he served in China as a member of the American Volunteer Group, the famed Flying Tigers. He spent a year and a half as a Japanese POW, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, was recognized as the Marine Corps top ace.

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 - January 11, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter ace during World War II. Boyington is best known for his exploits flying the Vought F4U Corsair in VMF-214. During periods of intense activity in the Russell Islands-New Georgia and Bougainville-New Britain-New Ireland areas, Boyington added to his total almost daily. During his squadron's first tour of combat duty, the major shot down 14 enemy fighter planes in 32 days.

A typical daring feat was his attack on Kahili airdrome at the southern tip of Bougainville on October 17, 1943. He and 24 fighters circled the field where 60 hostile aircraft were based, goading the enemy into sending up a large force. In the fierce battle that followed, 20 enemy aircraft were shot down while the Black Sheep returned to their base without loss. Boyington’s squadron, flying from the island of Vella Lavella, offered to down a Japanese Zero for every baseball cap sent to them by major league players in the World Series. They received 20 caps and shot down many more enemy aircraft.

Boyington died of cancer on January 11, 1988 at the age of 75 in Fresno, California.