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Offline Greebo

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French jugs
« on: March 08, 2015, 05:44:19 AM »
OK, now I've got your attention......  :D

A while ago I skinned a French AF razorback Jug for Frenchy. However it turned out to be the 33rd P-47D-11 skin submitted and so was not made available in the game. To make up for that I've used some info Frenchy supplied me to skin a couple more French Jugs. Both of these aircraft are from GCII/5, one for the D-25 shape and one for the D-40.

Aircraft 32 was an aircraft of the second squadron of the GCII/5 "La Fayette" fighter group based at Amberieu in eastern France in late 1944. In WW1 this group was the famous Lafayette Escadrille, the American volunteer unit that fought for the French using French aircraft. By 1944 however the pilots were French and the aircraft American; a mix of ex-USAAF P-47Ds. They were used mainly for ground support, as by this stage of the war there was not much Luftwaffe opposition. The stork painted on the sides the aircraft was the 2nd squadron emblem.

In February 1945 GCII/5 were ordered to change from tactical numbers to the ETO-style three letter squadron codes. The aircraft 9V-E was part of the 1st Squadron, all of which displayed the WW1 Lafayette Escadrille's Indian head logo. This aircraft had a natural metal replacement rear canopy and retro-fitted fin fillet.








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Re: French jugs
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2015, 07:06:57 AM »
It's a well known fact that the French Jugs were slower than the American models.

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Re: French jugs
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2015, 08:39:21 AM »
Ooooo La La!
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Re: French jugs
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2015, 08:53:14 AM »
French Jug seen here without the soon to be required white banner/flag tow package.

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Re: French jugs
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2015, 10:34:42 AM »
Very nice.
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Re: French jugs
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2015, 10:35:28 AM »
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Re: French jugs
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2015, 12:15:15 PM »
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Re: French jugs
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2015, 01:56:12 PM »
Thank you Greebo, solid work as usual. You were right, the metal filet looks squeaking.  :cheers:

Did you put the mission markings on#32?





Did you try to remove the serial number of 9V-E all together or leave it faint 'overpainted'?
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Re: French jugs
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2015, 02:19:14 PM »
Frenchy Has a Boner after this.
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Re: French jugs
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2015, 04:40:33 PM »
Thanks guys. You're welcome Frenchy.

I did put the mission and kill markings on the left side of 32. On 9V-E I painted un-faded olive drab over the areas where the serial codes would be rather than leaving them showing faintly. The code wasn't visible in the photo you gave me.
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Re: French jugs
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2015, 08:28:17 AM »
Beautiful work Greebo and congrats Frenchy! :aok

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Re: French jugs
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2015, 03:19:20 PM »
As if I needed an extra bullseye on my nametag on top of flying a P47. French jug, kill Frenchy!

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Re: French jugs
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2015, 03:45:35 PM »
As if I needed an extra bullseye on my nametag on top of flying a P47. French jug, kill Frenchy!

Nah, you're easy enough to pick out of your pack of 47 fliers; you're solidly the best one, IMO.

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Re: French jugs
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2015, 10:26:10 AM »
French Jug seen here without the soon to be required white banner/flag tow package.

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Re: French jugs
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2015, 11:11:51 AM »
Dang Skyyr, quite unexpected. I almost spit back my morning coffee on the screen.

I'm far from Superpilot, but I sure do enjoy turnfighting and wrestling around the behemoth. I have fun no matter what engages me, so much left to learn :old:.
Dat jugs bro.

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