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Title: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Greebo on March 03, 2019, 10:43:05 AM

Thank you to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this scheme.

This A-20 was part of the 47th Bomb Group's 84th Bomb Squadron while based in North Africa in 1943. It had a field-applied sand scheme applied over its standard olive drab paint.

After transferring to Morocco from the USA in late 1942 the 47th Bomb group operated entirely in the Mediterranean theatre for the rest of the war. In Africa the 47th flew mostly low level sorties against German and Italian forces in Algeria and Tunisia. They were awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for their part in stopping the Axis advance from the Kasserine Pass on February 22nd. Low level sorties had proven too costly against the accurate German flak so during May the group switched to mostly medium level attacks using the level bomb sight. The 47th participated in the Allied campaigns in Sicily and Italy flying the A-20 until early 1945 when they began to receive the A-26.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=396358.0;attach=31349)

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=396358.0;attach=31351)

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Devil 505 on March 03, 2019, 10:54:42 AM

Excellent work.

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: hgtonyvi on March 03, 2019, 11:06:32 AM

Thats hot!!  :aok

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Spikes on March 03, 2019, 11:08:05 AM

Interesting scheme, looks fantastic Greebo!

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: lyric1 on March 03, 2019, 11:36:37 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: puller on March 03, 2019, 09:12:23 PM

 :aok

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Nefarious on March 04, 2019, 07:40:10 AM

Outstanding work! :aok

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: bustr on March 04, 2019, 12:47:50 PM

WoW!!

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Vraciu on March 04, 2019, 01:06:45 PM

Nice one. 

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: CptTrips on March 04, 2019, 08:42:19 PM

Awesome Sauce!
:salute

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Ciaphas on March 04, 2019, 08:51:51 PM

outsanding work brojam!


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Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: DaddyAce on March 05, 2019, 09:48:32 PM

Very nice!   :aok

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Shuffler on March 06, 2019, 09:46:37 PM

Intriguing skin for sure. Very nice.

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: oakranger on March 25, 2019, 07:00:07 AM

I think there is a color photo of these A-20s with that skin.

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Greebo on March 25, 2019, 07:29:28 AM

If its the same one I have seen, it is actually a colourised black and white photo.

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Arlo on March 25, 2019, 10:15:35 AM

 :cheers: Very nice.

Title: Re: 47th BG A-20
Post by: Puma44 on April 06, 2019, 08:48:47 AM

Unusual but, very nice!  :aok