P-47D-40 79th FG - Italy 1945

[Devil 505]

No, don't submit it as an 85th aircraft.

You still need to make me an 85th aircraft with the squadron emblem on the cowl.

[oboe]

No, don't submit it as an 85th aircraft.

You still need to make me an 85th aircraft with the squadron emblem on the cowl.

Hah! I just submitted it as '79FG/HQ', so I'm glad I made the right call.  That makes 3 D-25s and 3 D-40s for me; I'd like to try to get a trio of D-11s completed before I circle back to requests (your 85th FS bird, and Nopoop's Gabreski 56th FG D-25).  I may also adopt a few M's and N's - they seem to be the most often flown in the MA.

I can also shift things around if a certain skin becomes necessary for an event.  But I better complete my D-11 and N templates...

[lyric1]

The darker blue tails and different lightning bolt shapes in the color pictures make me think there was a late-War repaint of the tails using a darker blue color.  My source for the lighter blue was a page from the 79th FG's Group History book:



 

Found a colour image of the 79th's hack B-25. Clearly done in the earlier colour blue.