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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Citabria on September 25, 2005, 10:55:39 AM

Title: hey you 308th FS mustang guys... your ride is here now send me more info!
Post by: Citabria on September 25, 2005, 10:55:39 AM

I have started on probably my last of 3 p51D's which is a request for a 308th Fighter Squadron/31st Fighter group stripe tailed p51D.

I am trying to model either an aircraft called "Flying DUTCHMAN" code "HL N"

or "American Beauty?" code "HL B"

I have no squadron info or pilot info on these planes.

only have a pic of a modern day warbird painted as the "flying dutchman, HL N" and a ww2 pic of "american beauty?, HL B" with the nose obscured.

any info on  pilots or more pics etc of these two planes if anyone has any info would help a lot!

(http://members.cox.net/p38fester/ahss25%20copy.jpg)

Title: hey you 308th FG mustang guys... your ride is here now send me more info!
Post by: Guppy35 on September 25, 2005, 10:00:23 PM

American Beauty was flown by John Voll

Flying Dutchman by Robert Goebel

Both of the 308th FS, 31st FG

Goebel's biography is called "Mustang Ace"

Good photos in that one.

How many you need?  And should we take it to the skinners forum for this?

Title: hey you 308th FG mustang guys... your ride is here now send me more info!
Post by: Stang on September 25, 2005, 10:18:27 PM

No offense, but finally some decent non-cookie cutter pony skins.  Looks sweet Fester, can't wait to see the Big Doll either.

Title: hey you 308th FG mustang guys... your ride is here now send me more info!
Post by: Widewing on September 25, 2005, 10:48:43 PM

Fester, this should get you started. Included are shots of the replica paint job on the P-51 based in Florida.

(http://www.aviano.af.mil/Subfolders/hlbd2.jpg)

(http://www.31stfightergroup.com/31stReference/Pictures/P51D_HLB.JPG)

(http://www.31stfightergroup.com/31stReference/history/hlbd2.gif)

(https://www.stallion51.com/images/aircraft/abeauty.jpg)

(http://www.aircombatlegends.com/Aviation/31stFG/AmericanBeauty/Picture%20082.jpg)
Left side.

(http://www.aircombatlegends.com/Aviation/31stFG/AmericanBeauty/Picture%20032.jpg)
Right Side.

(http://www.aircombatlegends.com/Aviation/31stFG/AmericanBeauty/Picture%20008.jpg)

(http://www.aircombatlegends.com/Aviation/31stFG/AmericanBeauty/Picture%20083.jpg)
Insignia appears on both strut covers.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: hey you 308th FG mustang guys... your ride is here now send me more info!
Post by: Morpheus on September 25, 2005, 10:54:37 PM

Nice work Fessy.

They may or may not help you out but I do have a few pictures of her.

Altho they are not vintage, they might help.
(http://www.furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/Morpheus/fd.jpg)
(http://www.furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/Morpheus/fd1.jpg)

(http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/survivors/pages/picfiles/A68-100/A68-100_24_cf1.jpg)


(http://www.furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/Morpheus/A68-100_18_cf1.jpg)

Title: hey you 308th FG mustang guys... your ride is here now send me more info!
Post by: Citabria on September 25, 2005, 11:34:01 PM

great pics thanks! they help I have the horizontal stabilizers red stripes wrong and missing the yellow stripe on them too.

think I am going to stick with flying dutchman... is there any pics of the right side of the fuselage of the origional or replica?

guppy I also posted this in skinners forum... posted out here to get the attention of the squad that I said I would build it for that I am finally skinning it. didnt think they go in the skinning forum much haha :)

Title: hey you 308th FG mustang guys... your ride is here now send me more info!
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on September 26, 2005, 02:39:00 AM

The name cant be wrong.
:)