This listing is for a Original Limited Edition giclee print from artist Tod Gunter's Plane Profiles Series, it is a F4U-1A Chance Vought Corsair 'Ole 122' from the US Marines VMF-111 sqaudron. It is titled "F4U-1A Corsair Named 'Ole 122', Which Completed 100 Missions". It is print #2/500. This plane received a official citation from the President because it flew 100 missions during WWII without even a sputter from the engine, it is believed to be the only aircraft to have flown all 100 mission on the same engine. This print is original, hand signed and numbered by the artist, Tod Gunter. The Chance Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. The print is "matted using archival quality, acid-free materials, and is signed by the artist." It's also sealed in plastic for protection. Please see the detailed photos below, you will receive this exact print in these photos. We have a low opening bid price so don't miss your chance to win!
Matting Dimensions: 24" x 12" Inches
Print Dimensions: 20.75" x 8.75" Inches
Wikipedia:
World War II
At the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, VMF-111 pilots were flying the Grumman F4F Wildcat. On March 10, 1942, the squadron arrived at Tafuna Airfield on Tutuila island, its new base of operations. They were the first Marine squadron to operate in Samoa.[4] and eventually were relocated to Faleolo Airfield on Upolu Island after SeeBees completed Feleolo Airfield in July 1942. They spent the next year as part of the Samoa Defense Garrison Area and finally transitioned to the Vought F4U Corsair in early 1943. The squadron remained in Samoa until 1944, serving as a replacement pool for other squadrons engaged in the Solomon Islands Campaign.
VMF-111 left Samoa in January 1944 for the Central Pacific and participated in raids against bypassed Japanese garrisons for the rest of the war. It was during this time that the squadron, under the command of Major William E. Classen, made the first experimental bombing run with F4U Corsairs when eight of their aircraft struck heavy anti-aircraft positions on Mili Atoll with thousand pound bombs Following the war the squadron returned to the States where it was deactivated on November 26, 1945. During this combat deployment, VMF-111 was the first squadron to use the centerline-mounted Brewster bomb rack on the F4U Corsair. Also, VMF-111 has the distinction of operating "Old #122," the only known U.S. aircraft of the war to fly one hundred combat missions with no mechanical problems. The aircraft received a Presidential citation for its unique service record.
From Sevendaysvt:
Tod Gunter, an aviation enthusiast and industrial designer makes technical illustrations of airplanes. Each takes him three to four months to create. Gunter researches extensively, then draws in 'every last rivet' in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, eschewing 3-D rendering programs. 'It's all done by eye,' Gunter says. 'It's the same as if I were painting on a canvas, except my canvas is digital.'"