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Title: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: WWhiskey on August 10, 2010, 12:18:11 AM: P-47 "m" anyone thinking of doing this one?
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg229/WWhiskey/game%20stuff%20and%20other/LtPaulCDawsonLittleRockAR63rdFighterSquadronP-47M44-21175UN-ZThisacwaspaintedtorepresentColZemkesacasseeninthephotoattheexhibitioninParisfol.jpg)
I'd fly it!
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: lyric1 on August 10, 2010, 12:52:18 AM: Yeah it's a nice bird bare metal as well :aok
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: cactuskooler on August 10, 2010, 01:20:07 AM: A cool scheme for sure, but it received it in June.

http://books.google.com/books?id=v6AHD6a0_ssC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=P-47M+44-21175&source=bl&ots=z9UERk_Gl0&sig=NPXv-Yzm0kWdPHXQLAVl0HjXA98&hl=en&ei=jO5gTOX9C5P0tgPHrNXICA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=P-47M%2044-21175&f=false (http://books.google.com/books?id=v6AHD6a0_ssC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=P-47M+44-21175&source=bl&ots=z9UERk_Gl0&sig=NPXv-Yzm0kWdPHXQLAVl0HjXA98&hl=en&ei=jO5gTOX9C5P0tgPHrNXICA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=P-47M%2044-21175&f=false)
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: lyric1 on August 10, 2010, 01:22:42 AM: Quote from: cactuskooler on August 10, 2010, 01:20:07 AM
A cool scheme for sure, but it received it in June.

It received it? Meaning you have done it & submitted it?
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: cactuskooler on August 10, 2010, 01:24:25 AM: Quote from: lyric1 on August 10, 2010, 01:22:42 AM
It received it? Meaning you have done it & submitted it?

No, the plane received the paint job in June of 1945.
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: lyric1 on August 10, 2010, 02:39:47 AM: Quote from: cactuskooler on August 10, 2010, 01:24:25 AM
No, the plane received the paint job in June of 1945.
Ahh. Duh on my part.
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: Stoney on August 10, 2010, 05:48:21 AM: Yeah, I believe it was a war bond drive scheme; the aircraft went on tour in the States eventually. Apparently from the book, it went to Paris first.
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: AWwrgwy on August 11, 2010, 01:49:32 PM: Quote from: Stoney on August 10, 2010, 05:48:21 AM
Yeah, I believe it was a war bond drive scheme; the aircraft went on tour in the States eventually. Apparently from the book, it went to Paris first.

Yeah. It was a post war "Tour" aircraft showing off the victors equipment. It, with a P-51 from the 4th FG were parked by the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

In other words, it didn't see combat.

wrongway
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: Mus51 on August 12, 2010, 01:23:02 AM: Thats a nice SKIN! :O :lol
Title: Re: Zemkes Wolfpack #421175
Post by: AWwrgwy on August 13, 2010, 04:55:18 PM: Quote from: Mus51 on August 12, 2010, 01:23:02 AM
Thats a nice SKIN! :O :lol

:old:

Troublemaker.

:D

wrongway