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Title: 56th FG request
Post by: VonKost on October 10, 2007, 03:01:52 PM: Howdy all,

I'm a bit new here and totally not artistic, so I was hoping I might beg a favor of some artists here!

The P-47D-40 and N model have no 56th FG skins!! Such heresy! I know the 56th flew a number of late model D's and M's which for the most part could be taken for D-40's and N models.

Here is an M model:

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56&Style=item&origStyle=list&Item=79&Temp=763&searchString=

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56&Style=item&origStyle=list&Item=96&Temp=992&searchString=

A neat M model is one of the Polish pilots named Witold Lanowski. I can scan a pic later.

Thanks for any consideration,
VonKost
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: rogerdee on October 10, 2007, 04:00:15 PM: we are not allowed to put a m model skin on a n model plane
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: VonKost on October 10, 2007, 04:39:51 PM: dang, I was afraid yopu might say that! Bring on teh M's in that case!!
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: Fencer51 on October 10, 2007, 05:53:39 PM: If you can find a D30 with a fillet or a D40 that the 56FG flew post it here.
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: JeepinAZ on October 10, 2007, 08:28:17 PM: Post it and I'll do it, unless Fencer had plans to do so already, then it's his show. If not, I'm game for the D-40 job.
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: VonKost on October 11, 2007, 10:51:59 AM: I'm searching the few books I have and some internet sites. I know that the fillet was a field mod, but my sources are limited. Does there exist anywhere a record of Aircraft assigned to the 56th by serial number and model number? No N models were assigned to squadrons in europe, they arrived too late in england.

Von
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: VonKost on October 11, 2007, 12:54:14 PM: UPDATE: I found some resources, a list of P47 production serial numbers and a list of 56th FG serial numbers. I'll be crossreferencing them for model numbers ASAP. If it turns out there are no D-40's, we still need an M model as the 56th did fly a lot of those ;)
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: Fencer51 on October 11, 2007, 06:11:56 PM: I checked and I found no D30s or D40s that were assigned to the 56th FG quite some time ago.

By all means continue your search, Nomde and his gang would love to have a D40 in their colors.
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: AWwrgwy on October 12, 2007, 01:30:38 AM: Quote
Originally posted by VonKost
Does there exist anywhere a record of Aircraft assigned to the 56th by serial number and model number?

Von

I'm sure everyone's been to the 56th FGLittle Friends (http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/56thfg.php) webpage.

wrngway
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: Guppy35 on October 12, 2007, 02:29:39 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Fencer51
I checked and I found no D30s or D40s that were assigned to the 56th FG quite some time ago.

By all means continue your search, Nomde and his gang would love to have a D40 in their colors.

Could you do a D40 as an M since the fillet is there?

Bout as close as you can get shape wise anyway. Some of those M markings are kinda nice.
Title: 56th FG request
Post by: VonKost on October 12, 2007, 07:49:36 AM: No D40's but some D30's according to serials on Little Friends. here is the list in the D30 serial range:

D-30-RE
44-20432 P-47D 63 UN-
44-20455 P-47D 63 UN-Y Comstock Col. Harold E "Bunny"
44-20455 P-47D 63 UN-X UN-Y per SB
44-20543 P-47D 63 UN-F
44-20555 P-47D 62 LM-M
44-20555 P-47D 62 LM-I
44-20578 P-47D 62 LM-H
44-20594 P-47D 63 UN-F Fahringer Capt. John C
44-20597 P-47D 63 UN-W
44-20615 P-47D 62 LM-B Butler Lt. George H West o' the Rockies Lost 23 Dec 44 - Lt. Lewis R Brown POW 11307
44-20617 P-47D 62 LM-R
44-20626 P-47D 61 HV-X
44-20711 P-47D 63 UN-W
44-20721 P-47D 62 LM-Q Perry Lt. Alfred O
44-20722 P-47D 63 UN-C

I have not been able to locate any of photo's of 56th fighters that have had field modded fillets though one source says they were commonly fitted to D27's and up. I will look through my few books again to try and find any of the above S/N's.

Von