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Title: Butterbean III
Post by: Greebo on May 12, 2021, 05:21:07 AM

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

The four squadrons of the 80th Fighter Group began operations in Burma in September 1943, the 88th, 89th and 90th with P-40s and the 459th with P-38s. Their role was to support the Allied ground offensive against the Japanese and to protect the cargo planes airlifting supplies to China over "The Hump". Their P-40s had a distinctive large skull emblem painted onto their cowls. When the P-40 squadrons received replacement P-47s in early 1945 the group CO, Colonel Albert L. Evans Jr. had this skull painted onto his personal aircraft "Butterbean III". Shortly after the new aircraft arrived though he was transferred home and the aircraft lost its name and skull art.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=403001.0;attach=33972)

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=403001.0;attach=33974)

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: Devil 505 on May 12, 2021, 07:09:04 AM

Very nice looking skin.

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: oboe on May 12, 2021, 07:54:54 AM

Love it.  Great-looking dirty metal.  Interesting placement of the fuselage star insignia - so far to the rear.

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: FTJR on May 12, 2021, 10:06:51 AM

Very nice

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: Vraciu on May 12, 2021, 10:11:40 AM

Excellent.

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: lyric1 on May 12, 2021, 10:15:35 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: whiteman on May 12, 2021, 10:47:10 AM

Love that skull!

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: Greebo on May 13, 2021, 08:34:37 AM

Quote from: oboe on May 12, 2021, 07:54:54 AM

Love it.  Great-looking dirty metal.  Interesting placement of the fuselage star insignia - so far to the rear.

Yes, I had to move the fuselage insignia a fair bit back from its normal position but that is what the photo I have shows.

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: whiteman on May 13, 2021, 08:42:37 AM

Quote from: Greebo on May 13, 2021, 08:34:37 AM

Yes, I had to move the fuselage insignia a fair bit back from its normal position but that is what the photo I have shows.

Early Hellcat I'm looking at has a similar positioned and unusually small insignia as well, with red outline to top it off.

Title: Re: Butterbean III
Post by: Nefarious on May 30, 2021, 08:04:26 AM

Love this noseart! Great work Greebo! <S>