Revisiting the FAA/BPF Corsair PR's

[Jim Kiker]

Hi all,

I am looking for more information on the FAA/BPF photo recon Corsairs, especially Major Ronnie Hay's modified F4u-1A.  A few of these conversions were delivered in both 1944 and 1945, going from F4u-1A's to F4u-1'D's and there seems to be as few pictures as there were these PR's.  There is a description and drawings from an old Quarter Scale Modeller but I'd really like to find files showing Major Hay's machine from the left side.  So; if I am wrong about the last known information that has been found, great; if not, does anyone have pics of the F4u-1A JT427 or other British Corsair PR's from the latter part of 1944 I would love to put them to work on my Tamiya 1/48 scale F4u-1A kit!

 

Thanks in advance, Jim 

[112 Squadron]

There are some B/W photographs that came along with a fundecals sheet which can be viewed in an older thread of this forum here:

 

 

 

Another good reference may be this book:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eyes-Phoenix-Photo-reconnaissance-Operations-South-East/dp/0951989944

Edited January 24, 2022 by 112 Squadron

[Jim Kiker]

Hi 112Sqn,

 

Thanks for the input, I appreciate that.  The fundekals guys are friends.  I have their stuff on these Corsairs, but there is nothing in their photos regarding the PR modifications.  "Eyes of the Phoenix" if a fine book, but again, no direct photo evidence to be had.

 

Thanks for the response, Jim