National Insignia on VC-13 F4F-4 Late in Eduard 1/48 Weekend Edition Kit

[rdelaney]

I have the Eduard 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat late Weekend Edition kit (item #84204). One of the four markings options is for a Wildcat of VC-13 on USS Core (CVE-13) in August 1943. This aircraft has the ASWN I scheme (dark grey, light gray, white) for the Atlantic.

The decals include US national insignia with the red border, with the option for the blue border. According to the color scheme and decal placement notes on the instruction sheet (pg. 13), the upper wing insignia is blue and red with NO white for the star and side bars; this insignia is directly on the dark gray upper wing surface. (The same insignia is used on the lower wing surface which is white.

Is this really correct? I am quite sure the US national insignia of the time had the white stars and bars on all placements 9upper left wing, lower right wing, fuselage sides). The fuselage insignias are red, white, and blue, but the wing insignias are red and blue only. My scan of this instruction sheet page is attached.

Can anyone prove or disprove these markings? I have had no luck so far in trying to confirm or deny this via references I have checked to date.

Thank you in advance for whatever help you can give me in this matter.

Bob

[VMF211]

If I remember right....and that's big IF, VC-13 had FM-2s.