P-51D-15-NA, s/n 44-15326
"Sizzlin' Liz" - QP*H
Maj. Gerald Emerson Montgomery
4th Fighter Group, 334th Fighter Squadron
Debden, 1945
Major Montgomery was a native of Dallas, Texas, when he entered the Air Corps. He was assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, 334th Squadron on 15 May 1943 and remained with that unit until the end of hostilities. At the completion of his first tour he had destroyed 11 enemy aircraft. His first plane, a P-47 Thunderbolt, was named "Texas". For his second tour he was assigned a P-51 Mustang, which he named "Sizzlin Liz" (one of three aircraft to bear this name). He was quicklyassigned as Squadron Operations Officer where he continued to take a toll on enemy aircraft having 14.5 to his credit when the war ended.
He is believed to have been killed in action during the Korean War while flying F-84E Thunderjets out as Deputy Wing Commander 136th FBW based at Taegu Airfield (K-2) S. Korea. He was flying F-84E s/n 50-1169 when he was shot down by flak over N.Korea on March 3, 1952. He was last seen standing in shallow water near his chute waving his arms and was listed as Missing In Action until May 2004 when he was declared Killed In Action. A grave marker in his name was placed in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honours and a fly-by.
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Originally skinned by Fencer, it appears to have been either a composite of Montgomery's Mustangs or an earlier version of this one. I have found multiple photos (including one in color) that show the airplane as depicted here, with the large version of the red cowling paint and no invasion stripes.
I have attempted to make this skin compatible with reflections. This comes at a cost when flown with reflections disabled, but is the best compromise I could achieve for now. I will revisit this problem later. Thanks to Rebel28 for mentioning the issue in regard to another skin.
I'm hosting these first two images offsite to see if it looks better. Click the thumbnails to view.
You can see the compression issues I am having. The first image below is hosted offsite, the second on the BBS.
