The
decals allow you to build one of two models:
I
have chosen the first version, with a paint colours GREY FS16440 and WHITE
FS17875.
The
AU-1 was developed after the outbreak of the Korean War in response to urgent U.
S. Marine Corps (USMC) need for an aircraft to provide effective close air
support for its ground forces.
The
design was referred to as the F4U-6 originally (developed, as it was, from the
F4U Corsair), with the designation later changed to AU-1.