Recent content by Tex1150

Thank you for the information. It's been very helpful in trying to build that replica of his P-38. He was there beginning in 1944 so that's obviously the color scheme I'm going to go with. BTW, I found out that Nello's P-38 wasn't named "Louise" but rather "Sweet 16 The Virgin Queen". He told me...

Nello still has his log book. I'll see what i can find out. He's already told me about a couple of missions. It's one thing to see an interview on The History Channel but talking to someone in person who was there really gives you a different perspective. -Mark LoPresti

Thanks for all of your help. I've been researching this project extensively. I finally got hold of a very small B&W picture of Lt. Infanti's P-38. It was actually named "Sweet 16 The Virgin Queen". The picture was from September 1944 when the 14th's Lightnings all appeared in "all natural"...

I'm presently assembling a Revell 1/32 scale P-38J Lightning for Lt. Nello Infanti, an 87 year old USAAF vet who was a member of the 48th Fighter Squadron stationed in the MTO. I believe he was a member of the 14 Fighter Group. He told me that his P-38 featured yellow spinners. I'm trying to...