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Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: Hoarach on July 07, 2005, 01:50:22 PM

Found interest in the 38J twin dragon skin and is the only 38J skin I use now.  Found some information on the skin if anyone is interested on plane piloted by Captain Walter F. Duke.

http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/dpw/airport/captwalterduke.asp (http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/dpw/airport/captwalterduke.asp)

Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: slimm50 on July 07, 2005, 02:02:30 PM

Interesting the plane in the photo in the article is of the "Putt Putt Maroo", housed in Galveston, with "Col. C.H. MacDonald" painted beneath the forward part of the canopy.

Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: Hoarach on July 07, 2005, 04:17:10 PM

Yea that caught my eye too, wasnt sure why those were posted especially the putt putt maroo kind of confused me but what I was paying more attention to was the article itself.

Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on July 07, 2005, 04:23:54 PM

Putt Putt Maru is probably the best known of the surviving airworthy P-38's painted in a Pacific theme. Porky II hasn't been around nearly as long, only a couple of years. And even Porky II would be the wrong scheme.

Col. Charles H "Mac" MacDonald was Maj. Thomas B. McGuire's CO, and also an ace with 27 confirmed victories. "Mac" died a couple of years or so ago.

I don't think there is a P-38 around with the paint scheme that would be correct for the subject of the article, or even for the squad. I think they just used the best available pic of a Pacific P-38.

Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: Hoarach on July 07, 2005, 06:34:00 PM

I was able to find pictures of the 459th fighter squadron but werent of Captain Walter F. Duke's Miss V.  By searching on different websites for pictures or information on the 459th fighter squadron, it seems that all of teh 459th fighter squadron planes had the twin dragons scheme.

(http://furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/Canaris/p38%20459th.jpg)

(http://furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/Canaris/p38jis_5.jpg)

Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: Clip121 on July 08, 2005, 10:13:46 AM

Now that is cool!

     Clip

Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: TheDudeDVant on July 08, 2005, 10:24:24 AM

Yup.. only skin i use too.. its a good'ern!

Title: Twin Dragon
Post by: Hornet33 on July 08, 2005, 11:25:58 AM

Were can you download that skin from? I would love to have that one.

Title: Re: Twin Dragon
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on July 08, 2005, 11:33:57 AM

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Originally posted by Hornet33
Were can you download that skin from? I would love to have that one.

It should be in the hangar. If it isn't, you'll have to figure out how to get the skins to redownload. Best to ask Skuzzy.

Title: Twin dragon skin
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 08, 2005, 11:50:11 AM

Nice looking skin.

And I find the red and black combo on the engines make for easier targeting which makes em functional too!
:D