This is an adoption of one of Larry's P-39Q skins - listed as 71TRS but that unit information turned out to be incorrect. I still need to modify the paint chip and grime patterns but it usually helps me to throw up some screenshots at this stage.
P-39Q-5-BE "Snooks 2nd / Betty Lou 3rd" Serial Number 42-19995Wartime HistoryAircraft was first assigned to the 5th Air Force, 8th Fighter Group, 36th Fighter Squadron. No known nose art or nickname. Later, assigned to the 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. Assigned to Lt. William A. Shomo with crew chief Ralph Winkle from Milwaukee, WI and Mike Janigian from Fresno, California. Nicknamed "Snooks 2nd" and painted in yellow on the right side on the nose. This aircraft was one of six that bore this nickname. Also, "Betty Lou 3rd" on the right side of the fuselage above the exhaust stacks and "Fresno, California" below, both painted in yellow, painted by the crew chief on the side of the fuselage, for his hometown and names of his brother's wives.
Shomo flew this Airacobra in combat over New Guinea. This aircraft was once was hit twice by a .25 caliber rifle bullet fired from the ground. During December 1944, this P-39 was abandoned at Tadji Airfield.
