Vought AU-1 129411 USMC Aircraft Engineering Squadron 12 AES-12 MCAS Quantico The conversion of retired passenger

The conversion of retired passenger cars into work equipment was a common and practical approach for transit systems — the robust carbody construction that made the 4000 series reliable in passenger service translated equally well to the demands of maintenance work

streamlined carbody and reliable EMD 567 prime mover made it the workhorse of American passenger railroading through the late 1940s and 1950s

taking delivery of 11 units numbered 865–875

powered by a nose-mounted Wright R-1300 radial engine that freed the fuselage for an unobstructed cabin capable of carrying litter patients or ambulatory casualties

eliminating the cylinder head entirely — the Erie Built offered exceptional power density in an elegant streamlined carbody styled by industrial designer Raymond Loewy

Vought AU-1 129411 USMC Aircraft Engineering Squadron 12 AES-12 MCAS Quantico The conversion of retired passengerThese are 1 72 scale decals for Vought AU 1 Corsair 129411, assigned to Aircraft Engineering Squadron 12 (AES 12) at Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia, wearing Light Gull Gray (FS 36440) over Insignia White (FS 17875) with bold "MARINES" fuselage titling, modex 411, and tail code 9411. The AU 1 was a dedicated ground attack variant of the Corsair, developed specifically for the U. S. Marine Corps close air support mission. Where the F4U 4