PROFILE # 47

THE CHANCE VOUGHT F4U-I CORSAIR

(J.F. DIAL)

This series was started back in the early 1960s and takes the form of a small format, soft cover booklet with 12 or more pages.  Illustrations are generally black & white photographs (though some later ones had some colour) with two or more pages of colour profiles.  In addition summaries of aircraft specification, performance and armament are detailed.  Many of these booklets can still be a useful reference tool and are highly sought after little books are an invaluable resource for aviation historians, modellers and collectors alike.

Contents:

            The Corsair Described

            The First of the Line

            Into Action

            The Corsair Night Fighter

            Goodyear Starts Production

            Commonwealth Corsairs

            United States Corsair Units

            Production Notes

            Specification

Pages:  12  (23.5cm x 17.5cm)

Condition:  Very good, staples rust-free and sound with pages secured.  Moderate rubbing to the spine.  Some light ink staining on back cover page from the front page of copy stored below it; common on these early publications where the pink / red ink from the front cover page wasn’t 100% sealed. 

Publication:  1965