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Offline Devil 505

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P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« on: December 18, 2017, 12:35:49 AM »
Thanks to Lyric1 for digging up some reference on this aircraft and pilot.

This P-40F was flown by Lt. Robert J. Palenscar off the carrier USS Chenango as part of Operation Torch. The P-40s would land at a captured airfield at Port Lyautey before continuing sorties against the Vichy French forces around Casablanca. Palenscar"s aircraft was marked with the name "Janie" on the forward fuselage and the initials F.M.K. under the canopy. This aircraft also features the standard yellow ringed U.S. roundel as well as American flags painted on the fuselage and lower wing. It was hoped that the American's would be greeted as liberators in French Morocco, but this was not the case. Palenscar would be declared MIA in March, 1943 after sustaining hits from AAA over Mezzouna, Tunisia.







 
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2017, 02:06:24 AM »
Beautiful skin Devil, looking forward to some more P-40 skins in the game. Just one thing, are you sure the spinner wasn't red? That was the normal Med theatre ID.
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2017, 02:37:37 AM »
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2017, 02:49:47 AM »
Quote from: Greebo on December 18, 2017, 02:06:24 AM
Are you sure the spinner wasn't red? That was the normal Med theatre ID.

Colour photos from this group.






« Last Edit: December 18, 2017, 02:56:00 AM by lyric1 »
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2017, 06:29:21 AM »
Just beautiful, Devil505.  I didn't know the American flag was used on the underside of the wing, learned something new today!
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2017, 06:37:54 AM »
Outstanding work! Can't wait to see it in action next month! <S>
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2017, 09:05:16 AM »
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2017, 09:37:32 AM »
Not too shabby, ma’ boy.   Not too shabby at all.   :aok
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2017, 11:54:00 AM »
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2017, 12:35:22 PM »
Wow looks great.   I also hadn't seen the american flag like that.  :cheers:  :rock
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2017, 01:38:05 PM »
Nice work!  :aok
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2017, 01:43:23 PM »
Quote from: oboe on December 18, 2017, 06:29:21 AM
Just beautiful, Devil505.  I didn't know the American flag was used on the underside of the wing, learned something new today!

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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2017, 05:06:25 PM »
Quote from: Greebo on December 18, 2017, 02:06:24 AM
Beautiful skin Devil, looking forward to some more P-40 skins in the game. Just one thing, are you sure the spinner wasn't red? That was the normal Med theatre ID.

Even in the B/W photos of the P-40's on the Chenango, it is clear that the spinner matched the paint of the darker camouflage.

You can see "Janie" at the bottom of this photo.
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2017, 07:56:17 PM »
Very nice!   :aok
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Re: P-40F "Janie" 33rdFG/ 60th FS Operation Torch
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2017, 10:00:08 PM »
Very pretty.
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