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Canadian Robert Hampton Gray (VC)
Chance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair WB99626
FAA 1841 NAS, "White 115", HMS Formidable

Lieut. R.H. Gray, D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R., of Nelson, B.C., flew off the Aircraft Carrier, HMS Formidable on August 9th 1945, to lead an attack on Japanese shipping in Onagawa Wan (Bay) in the Island of Honshu, Mainland of Japan. At Onagawa Bay the fliers found below a number of Japanese ships and dived into attack. Furious fire was opened on the aircraft from army batteries on the ground and from warships in the Bay. Lieut. Gray selected for his target an enemy destroyer. He swept in oblivious of the concentrated fire and made straight for his target. His aircraft was hit and hit again, but he kept on. As he came close to the destroyer his plane caught fire but he pressed to within 50 feet of the Japanese ship and let go his bombs. He scored at least one direct hit, possibly more. The destroyer sank almost immediately. Lieutenant Gray did not return. He had given his life at the very end of his fearless bombing run."

Anyone interested in doing this one?

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One I've finished my Breitling Fighter range, i'll get onto it.

The only problem with doing RN/FAA repaints is the correct model is not available. The RN/FAA used a clipped wing version of the Corsair as the height between decks was lower on RN carriers than the US ones and they couldn't fold the wings of a stock Corsair as the wings hit the underside of the upper deck.

We discussed this during beta testing and it was decided to go without the RN/FAA option at that time as it would have meant making a new model. We did have a RN/FAA paint ready to go with the release too.

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Larry
E8400 Core2Duo 3 Ghz, 4 Gb DDR2 PC6400 RAM, GTX460 (1 Gb), Realtek HD O/B audio, XP Pro (SP3)
Saitek X52 HOTAS, Saitek Yoke/Throttle, Saitek Rudder Pedals, TIR 5 Pro, LG 22" WS LCD, B-K Gamer

That particular aircraft is a restored Goodyear FG-1D with full size wings.