DONE: F4F-4 Wildcat "13", VF-3, W. N. Leonard, USS Yorktown, Battle of Midway, GB

[Lucky13]

Put some pics shortly. Only the postionlights and the guncamera clear to be fitted....

 

[109ROAMING]

Looking forward to the pics mate

 

[Wayne Little]

Put some pics shortly. Only the postionlights and the guncamera clear to be fitted....

Snap to it man, snap to it!

 

[Lucky13]

Re-charging the batteries old boy!

 

[Wayne Little]

Well! where are these pics my good man!?

 

[Lucky13]

 

[R Leonard]

Golly, that is mighty, mighty fine! Bravo-Zulu for you!

This goes along with it.

Regards,

Rich

 

[lesofprimus]

Very nice Leonard, didnt know ur Dad had 2 of them....

 

[Lucky13]

Thank you Rich!

Very nice indeed indeed!

 

[R Leonard]

. . . didnt know ur Dad had 2 of them....

First one was for Tulagi/Coral Sea.

Rich

 

[lesofprimus]

I knew ur Dad had earned the first one, but wasnt aware he got the gold star... Truly outstanding man.....

 

[Lucky13]

 

[MFH]

Where's Felix?! Shouldn't he be on there? Other than that, it looks great.

 

[barneybolac]

A few years late with my information. I think this may be relevant to your model.
In the Youtube video below you get a quick partial glimpse of white 13.

Also dice nose art as well as a squadron badge.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApRITIbMLwk


I think Mr Leonard is the pilot stepping off the wing.
He looks very much like the Wikapedia photo of him.

William N. Leonard - Wikipedia

 

[R Leonard]

None of those gents pictured was Bill Leonard . . . besides, at the time, he had a mustache. And none, not one frame, was taken aboard USS Yorktown, it was all shot on USS Hornet, some days after the battle by John Ford's crew. I can identify for sure John Bain, Jimmie Thach, Art Brassfield, Dick Crommelin, Walt Haas, and Robert A M ("Ram") Dibb, but, alas, no Bill Leonard . . . he usually tried to avoid such activities.

You might note that some of the shots are repeats of the same person but from a different angle.

 

[barneybolac]

None of those gents pictured was Bill Leonard . . . besides, at the time, he had a mustache. And none, not one frame, was taken aboard USS Yorktown, it was all shot on USS Hornet, some days after the battle by John Ford's crew. I can identify for sure John Bain, Jimmie Thach, Art Brassfield, Dick Crommelin, Walt Haas, and Robert A M ("Ram") Dibb, but, alas, no Bill Leonard . . . he usually tried to avoid such activities.

You might note that some of the shots are repeats of the same person but from a different angle.

Thank you very much for your reply.