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Offline Greebo

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Josephine, My Flying Machine
« on: April 15, 2014, 11:05:30 AM »
Thanks to Lyric1 for finding the info for this skin.

This is "Josephine, My Flying Machine" a P-47M of the 56th FG, 62nd FS flown by 2nd Lt. Leo Butiste in January 1945. Lt. Butiste shot down two FW 190s plus one probable.



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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2014, 12:21:23 PM »
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2014, 12:27:43 PM »
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2014, 12:27:51 PM »
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2014, 01:23:11 PM »
Most excellent
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2014, 05:25:42 PM »
Well done!
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2014, 01:57:02 AM »
And the 56th thanks you  :airplane:
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2014, 09:05:03 AM »
What Frenchy said! And as usual Greebo, VERY well done.
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2014, 02:56:27 AM »
Thanks guys, glad you like it. I intend to do a black 61st FS P-47M at some point, so I am on the lookout for some info including a good photo of one that's not already been skinned.
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Offline aztec

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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2014, 10:04:23 AM »



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Lt. Ernest H Treff, 61st Fighter Squadron. P-47M 44-21109 HV-K “Sue”. Sue is seen here being flown by Lt. Herbert J "Tex" Edwards. Modellers please note the red sliding canopy frame with the windscreen still in natural metal; also no light blue outline to the national insignia as normally seen on 61st FS P-47M’s
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2014, 12:39:16 PM »
Thanks Aztec, that is just what I was looking for. I'll add that one to my list.
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2014, 01:55:48 PM »
What color is that really? It seems to be too blue to be black, but too dark to be insignia blue ore even USN gloss sea blue.
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2014, 01:58:33 PM »
 :salute from the 56th FG
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2014, 04:24:29 PM »
Quote from: Devil 505 on April 29, 2014, 01:55:48 PM
What color is that really? It seems to be too blue to be black, but too dark to be insignia blue ore even USN gloss sea blue.

Its been a while since I researched the P-47M, but IIRC no one is quite sure what black and blues were used by the 61st and 63rd respectively. The 62nd are known to have used RAF paints. My guess is that the 61st used the USAAF's late war night camouflage colour, Jet black. This was a slightly blueish shade of black, RGB 33,32,37. However if anyone has better information I'd love to hear it.
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Re: Josephine, My Flying Machine
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2014, 10:20:18 AM »
Just checked the 61st skins in game and this skin has already been done by Fencer. Sorry bout that Greebo, back to my search.
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