General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Greebo on December 20, 2019, 07:48:52 AM
Title: Frances Rebel
Post by: Greebo on December 20, 2019, 07:48:52 AM
Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this skin.
One of only two P-38 squadrons to serve in the CBI theatre, the 459th Fighter Squadron were based in Burma. The other was the 449th based in China. The 459th received their ex-African campaign P-38Hs in late 1943. Their enormous range meant not only could they escort bombers deep into enemy territory but allowed them to hit Japanese air bases as far as 700 miles away, something no other Allied fighter could do. They soon racked up a 12 to 1 kill ratio over the IJAAF, who were still mostly equipped with the obsolescent Ki-43. This suppression of the enemy's air force made the British Army's air-supplied behind the lines Chindit operations more viable.
Visually what makes the 459th's Lightnings remarkable is the pair of huge green dragons painted down the length of the booms. This particular aircraft "Frances Rebel" flown by Lt. F. A. Thompson is the only known P-38H photographed in this scheme although there are a few shots of dragon-adorned P-38Js.
Is this a remake of a previous skin? Regardless, nicely done.
No brand new the other in game is a J model.
Title: Re: Frances Rebel
Post by: lyric1 on December 20, 2019, 10:47:31 AM
Very nice Greebo. :aok
Title: Re: Frances Rebel
Post by: bustr on December 20, 2019, 12:08:21 PM
Always love your faithfulness to details when you can fit them in. The red warnings on the canopy are very nice details.
Title: Re: Frances Rebel
Post by: Drano on December 20, 2019, 01:11:52 PM
Very stylish!
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Title: Re: Frances Rebel
Post by: Greebo on December 20, 2019, 01:46:01 PM
At some point I will likely update the existing 459th P-38J skin that has the dragon scheme. There is also an interesting 459th P-38L Lyric1 has found me, no dragons but its been field-camouflaged with what looks like RAF dark green and sky paint.
Title: Re: Frances Rebel
Post by: popeye on December 20, 2019, 06:10:52 PM
Beautiful! :D
Title: Re: Frances Rebel
Post by: Nefarious on December 20, 2019, 07:22:39 PM
Snakes. On. A. Plane.
lol
looking good!
Title: Re: Frances Rebel
Post by: Vraciu on December 20, 2019, 09:10:17 PM