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    56th Fighter Group Website Launched.

    An exciting update on 56th Fighter Group in World War II today. Photos of Hugh Beeler and John Woodward have been donated to the site, which means that the 62nd Fighter Squadron pilots gallery is now COMPLETE! Only 9 pilots photos still to be found... 61st FS. Everett Abar Robert Bloom...
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    United States Aircraft Markings

    Red bordered stars and bars were around for a longer period of time than the official orders suggest. This isn't just the usual "exceptions to every rule" examples. 334th FS, 4th FG, received the order to add the bars with red borders on 19th July 1943 with work beginning that day. About the...
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    **** DONE: P-47M Thunderbolt - Lt. Russ Kyler - Aircraft of the Aces GB

    Hi Andy, Just checked my builds and noticed I used the rounded headrest on the HV-J build but on the other M's I've built I used the squarer one. HV-J was the first M I built if I remember correctly, and since then I've gathered a much greater amount of reference material. Heres an enlargement...
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    **** DONE: P-47M Thunderbolt - Lt. Russ Kyler - Aircraft of the Aces GB

    I use wire from a company called Little Cars. Its a UK based modelling supplier but will ship anywhere. Wire starts at 0.1mm ( not sure what you'd gauge that at in the USA but its extremely thin). If memory serves me correct I used a piece of thin fuse wire with 0.2mm black wire around it...
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    **** DONE: P-47M Thunderbolt - Lt. Russ Kyler - Aircraft of the Aces GB

    Hi Andy. Bass strings will be too thick :) The belts are Eduard pre painted. Since I "discovered" them I've used them on every build. Well worth getting hold of some. The instrument panel is the kit decal.I matt varnish the panel and then put a drop of Klear/Future in the individual instruments...
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    **** DONE: P-47M Thunderbolt - Lt. Russ Kyler - Aircraft of the Aces GB

    Andy, your mentioning the cockpit reminded me. Tamiya omitted to include the oxygen hose in the P-47M kit. However, its very easy to fabricate one and the little detail makes a big difference. Just take a thin piece of wire to use as a core, and then tightly wrap thinner gauge wire around it...
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    **** DONE: P-47M Thunderbolt - Lt. Russ Kyler - Aircraft of the Aces GB

    Hi all. Looking great Andy, and spot on with the choice of magnetos for a R-2800-57 C series. Not all P-47N's were fitted with the 2800-57. Some batches had the 2800-73 and some the 2800-77, both of which were C series engines. The bottom photo of the 3 above is a CB16. It's a post war P+W 2800...
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    56th Fighter Group Website Launched.

    Recent additions to the site include a scan of Donavon Smiths logbook and personal photo album, ( over 300 photos), renuion photos, then and now, new Timeless voices interviews, memorial photos. There are now photo albums for each squadrons pilots. Only 11 photographs short of a full set of...
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    56th Fighter Group Website Launched.

    Thankyou everybody for the messages of support and encouragement. Since the site was launched the response has been amazing. Work is continuing loading content onto the site, infact today alone there have been over 200 photographs added, many of which are being shown for the first time. Due...
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    56th Fighter Group Website Launched.

    For too long now "Zemke's Wolfpack" has been without a proper website. This has now been rectified with the launch of a new website dedicated to the 56th Fighter Group. On there you will be able to find : Interviews with 56th Fighter Group veterans. A history of the 56th, A complete list...
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