**** DONE: GB-41 1/48 F4F-3 (211-F-9) - PTO from 1937

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N4521U

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Nov 1, 2009
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Username: N4521U
First name: Bill
Category: Advanced
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Hobby-Boss
Extras: Decals for VMF-211 and some other stuff. Eduard cockpit PE set.

Started for GB-21, was unable to to do much and was agreed upon to take-up where I left off for GB-41. Thanks!

Another from my Davidson list. Lieutenant Carl Davidson, USMC of VMF-211 Wake Island. Flew the last F4F lost during the Japanese invasion of the island on 22 December, 1941. VMF-211, marked "211-F-9", BuNo 3988, engine no. 14179. Shot down by Petty Officer Third Class Tahara Isao of the Hiryu and crashed at sea, killing the pilot. Carl Davidson was awarded a posthumous Navy Cross for his actions in the defense of Wake Island:


Carl Davidson was awarded a posthumous Navy Cross for his actions in the defence of Wake Island:
For extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving as a Pilot with Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN (VMF-211), Marine Air Group TWENTY-TWO (MAG-22), Naval Air Station, Wake Island, during action against enemy Japanese land, surface and aerial units at Wake Island, 8 to 23 December 1941. Skilled as an airman, gallant as an officer and determined and aggressive in whatever he was assigned or voluntarily undertook to do throughout the bitter days of combat with a vastly superior enemy force, Second Lieutenant Davidson assumed a major role in maintaining morale among the officers and men imperiled with him, sustaining their spirits by his own unwavering high courage and inspiring them to greater effort by his heroic work in rescuing wounded from burning airplanes and camp areas and in reorganizing the unit following the first devastating enemy raid. Carrying out his daily tasks and his part in combat operations with initiative and fortitude during this prolonged period of siege, Second Lieutenant Davidson went up to fight two full squadrons of Japanese aircraft on 22 December, and, with only one other Marine plane for assistance, pressed home a vigorous attack against the large hostile force, diverting many enemy planes from the raid on Wake before he was shot down at sea following a fearless engagement with six Japanese fighter craft. His brilliant leadership and unswerving devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death constantly inspired the stouthearted defenders of this tiny island, and his valiant conduct throughout reflects the highest credit upon Second Lieutenant Davidson and the United States Naval Service.


I've also found the history of the aircraft from delivery to San Diego, shipped to Hawaii, aboard the Enterprise, service on Wake and an engine change before it and Carl were lost.
 
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This is Carl , no relation.
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Decals for his final flight..................
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The kit

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And this is as far as I got..................................... I sail on.
 
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Dam,
really did think yesterday would be the first of Feb.
Just pretend you can't see this one yet!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow it will appear like magic................... :cool:
 
Looking forward to your build Bill! How does this kit compare to Tamiya's?
 
Have nothing to compare........ never seen a Tamiya kit Wildcat.

However to update my entry..........
I am going to make a sort of diorama.
211-F-9 is going to be taking off, just clearinf the ground.
His regular mount 211-F-10 is going to be by the runway side,
battered and stripped. It was damaged from a hard landing from being hit on a flight.
I'll try and sketch something. I have a second kit to strip down.
 
So......... since I am having him in the Take-off position, I need a pilot.
Figured this would be the most challenging part of the build I tackled it today.
Fortunately I have been stashing the figures from most its.
Had a bunch to choose from and found one in parts I could use.
Have turned into a bones surgeon. Had to cut and bend an elbow, then add some to adjust a shoulder.
Right hand had to sit on the control stick, left on the throttle.
Dry fit for all parts. Success, go figure.
Now back to the B-25 in GB40............
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