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Offline Greebo

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325th FG P-47D-11
« on: August 06, 2013, 02:22:42 PM »
This is my last new skin for a while, 2cap requested it and lyric1 found me some photos and profiles for it.

It is a razorback Thunderbolt of the 317th FS, 325th FG flown by Lt Warren Penny who was credited with four kills while serving with the group. It is unusual for a 325th Thunderbolt in that is bare metal and unusual for a bare metal aircraft in that it lacks an anti-glare strip on the nose.

The 325th's squadrons swapped their P-40s for P-47s in late 1943 as they moved from North Africa to Italy, commencing operations in December. They flew mostly escort missions over southern Europe for B-17s and B-24s based in southern Italy, defending against Luftwaffe and ANR fighter attacks. In May 1944 they traded their Thunderbolts in for P-51s.

You can see a colour photo of the real plane here.



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Offline Viper61

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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2013, 02:45:51 PM »
Greebo awesome looking skin sir!!!  The 325th VFG thanks you for your efforts.

The 325th VFG stays in touch with a few of the real aces from the 325th FG and they flew the 47's and 51's out of Italy.  I'll make sure this makes it to them. 

Thank you again for your efforts in skin creation.  It really makes flying the game a little better when your in the period colors of the time and AC <S>  Also we happen to also have a large stash of 325th FG archive gun footage and personnel pictures etc.  If you were willing to build more 325th FG skins I could see if getting you copies or prints would be possible.
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2013, 03:55:39 PM »
flipping sweet
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2013, 03:57:01 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2013, 04:16:27 PM »
Oooh. sexy jugs, er... jug. Yeah, good job.
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2013, 05:21:56 PM »
looks good.

the pic link p47 has an anti glare panel on the nose though just extremely faded.

you can see by looking at the nose and the change in color right in front of the canopy.

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Offline Dragon Tamer

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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2013, 10:55:40 PM »
 :aok
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2013, 01:45:58 AM »
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2013, 03:16:34 AM »
Greebo look very very very good  :O :aok
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2013, 06:28:47 AM »
Thanks for the kind words guys.

Cit, I'm not really seeing a faded anti-glare panel in that photo. Lyric1 also sent me a couple of b&w photos of this plane and I'm not seeing it on those either.
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2013, 11:37:57 AM »

 Dam mate that metal work looks so pretty. I really got to practice hard to get any where near close
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2013, 05:15:13 PM »
Nice looking Jug!  :cheers:
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2013, 07:58:16 PM »
Well done Greebo!  :aok
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2013, 05:26:53 AM »
That is AWESOME!!  :O   Thanks Greebo.. :cheers: :rock :rock
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Re: 325th FG P-47D-11
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2013, 05:45:20 AM »
Great work Greebo, truty a piece of art. Look forward to seeing this in the sky (and shooting it down  :D).

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