Originally posted by Guppy35
Can't find a thing Stony. Apparently the Group emblem was approved in 1951. Doesn't mean it wasn't in use previously though.
I'd have thought that "Kearby's Thunderbolts" would have had more photos of the different Kearby birds.
That's not one I have in my unit history collection yet.
There are lots of pictures in Kearby's T-Bolts, but most are either of the classic "pilot in front of the nose art" or classic "pilot in the cockpit" shot. There are copious pictures of the aircraft bearing the individual squadron emblems, but I haven't yet seen a picture of the 56th FG-esque emblem mentioned in my first post, even on the shots of the squadron killboards. So, just wondering. I even tried to find a patch on some of those WWII patch websites and still have not. The only definitive resource I haven't checked is Bodie's book, but I have no idea if it even talks about the 348th or any of the other units, or just focusses on the aircraft itself.
At first I thought, hey, the 348th emblem looks a lot like the 56th emblem, until I noticed the 56th's was approved during the war, with the 348th being approved some 8 years later. Not a huge issue, just wondering if someone knew something I didn't.
I was more worried about the design of the wheel covers being accurate if anyone could actually describe the colors used. I thought possibly that an "unofficial" group emblem, if that's indeed what it was, may clear up the question.
Thanks,