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Title: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: Devil 505 on December 09, 2021, 08:45:58 PM: P-40L(late F) flown by Gordon Austin, C.O. of the 325th Fighter Group, in mid 1943. The "Checkertails" entered combat in April 1943 during the Allied push to drive the Axis out of Tunisia. The name "Lighthouse Louie" and the associated nose art references a common target for the 325th on ground attack missions - lighthouses believed to be lookout posts for Axis forces. The 325th also engaged in air operations, including 59 consecutive escort missions into Tunisa without losing a single bomber to enemy fighters.

(https://i.postimg.cc/hPPhdnYy/Louie-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ThFTzzfg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/t4sTB5pF/Louie-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCkTx1Lq)

(https://i.postimg.cc/MKPH042W/Louie-3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JGXRMpzg)
Title: Re: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: oboe on December 09, 2021, 10:27:07 PM: Great-looking skin Devil. Perfect for some of next year's FSOs?
Title: Re: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: Devil 505 on December 09, 2021, 10:53:08 PM: Quote from: oboe on December 09, 2021, 10:27:07 PM
Great-looking skin Devil. Perfect for some of next year's FSOs?

Thanks!

Definitely for January's FSO, possibly for others.
Title: Re: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: lyric1 on December 10, 2021, 12:22:05 AM: :aok
Title: Re: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: Greebo on December 10, 2021, 02:08:57 AM: Very nice skin Devil. :aok
Title: Re: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: Vraciu on December 10, 2021, 02:18:59 PM: Well done.
Title: Re: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: whiteman on December 15, 2021, 11:55:57 PM: Great looking aircraft, love the checker tail!
Title: Re: "Lighthouse Louie" 325th FG Checkertails
Post by: swareiam on December 17, 2021, 09:06:40 PM: :aok