Just for giggles last night I watched the trailer again and used Hypersnap to get some captures to look more closely at the detail.
First one. We have an entire formation of 8th AF OD/Gray B17Fs being escorted by 15th AF marked P51Ds. Never happened. Show me a photo of 8th AF B17Fs being escorted by 8th AF P51Ds and I'll tell you it's a fake. Should be G model 17s and obviously not 8th AF marked.
109 attacking the B17Fs. Interesting to see all the kill markings on the fuselage of the 109. Thought LW practice was to put them on the rudder
Kudos to the folks who outfitted the pilots. It's a good mix of RAF and USAAF issue stuff which is correct. Do note all the 51s have postwar uncuffed Hamilton standard props.
All 8th AF B17Gs now. Clearly it was only one Bomb Group that was ever escorted too. Triangle L is the 381st BG
The 332nd gets new P51s! Oops, all P51D-5s without the dorsal fin fillet. The 332nd got P51Cs. When they got D models it was after the addition of the fin fillet. Oh well
And here we are again with the now red tailed 51Ds escorting the 381st. Not a silver B17G to be seen although this would have to be the last half of 44 or early 45.
Here come those yellow tailed 262s! At least the 17s are finally silver
And last but not least, that incredible move by the 51 to shoot the 262...although it turns out it's a 109G and the 262 bit was spliced in to the trailer and appeared to be what the 51 got with his fancy move. Combat flaps and lots of rudder on that 51.
