Aces Aircraft of WW2 Group Build

[Wurger]

Best i can do:

There is a recolored photo of her plane here:

Jak-1 of Lydia Litvak Recoloured | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The Yak-1b "White 23" was her latest aircraft she flown in 1943. Earlier she fought using Yak-1 "Yellow44"

WW II ACE STORIES
Soviet Women Pilots in the Great Patriotic War

Her Yak-1b...... being refueled for her next flight late Spring of 1943

 

[N4521U]

This build is shaping up nicely eh? Great variety. If My Yak ever gets here I will be joining in!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nxthanos]

I hate waiting for kits to arrive.

 

[N4521U]

Well.... bl**dy h3ll it finally arrived today.
Just cleaning up a few odds and ends on my other builds, three, and will get straight into it!

 

[N4521U]

Boy did I just have a brain fart.
I thought, this Yak build could go pretty fast, I might as well do Guy Bordelon's F4U-5!

Geez, that was Korea!!!!!!!

 

[T Bolt]

I'm still trying to decide what to build for this Group Build. I have it narrowed down to two choices and have a question about one of them. Would an aircraft qualify if it was flown by a pilot who was an ace, but was not yet an ace at the time he flew the aircraft in question?

 

[Crimea_River]

I say yes. Why not?

 

[rochie]

no problem for me Glenn

 

[T Bolt]

Here's the two I was thinking about:

The first is "The Millie G" flown my Maj. Edward Giller of the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group.

The second is "Fargo Express" Flown by Lt. Leland P. Molland of the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group.

I've found it difficult to decide between the two. I've always loved the paint scheme of the 55th FG and have been itching to do a Mustang in natural metal finish. I wanted to do "Miss Velma", but the pilot, Capt. Frank E. Birtciel, was not an ace. I also love the look of the desert camo Spit with the stars and bars, so I think I'll do them both, concentrating on the P-51, but still working on the Spit, and hopefully finishing them both.

 

[Crimea_River]

Sounds like a plan!

 

[Wayne Little]

Love the Spitty option too, did that one a while back....

 

[Airframes]

Should be good Glenn.

 

[N4521U]

A twofer!

They're both great subjects, GO FORIT!

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

I'm ready for the group build... I don't know how to begin the thread (sticky thread ?). Is it just "post new thread" ???
TIA, regards
Steph

 

[imalko]

You just post the new thread featuring your group build entry. Someone from the Moderators will make it sticky thread...

 

[Lucky13]

Well, started tooling around with my Dora-9 for the previous GB, so I might just jump on this one.....
Don't know what to do though....

1. Anderson's P-51D 'Old Crow'....
2. Peterson's P-47 'In the Mood'....
3. Peterson's P-51D 'Hurry Home Honey'....

Would have loved to do Gerald R. Johnson's P-38J (L?) 'Jerry', but have never seen any decals for that bird, got decals for his silver P-40 though....

 

[Wayne Little]

Jump in Jan, love to have you join us again!

 

[Lucky13]

Would love to mate!
How about this one, was he an ace or..... Lt. John Murphy, P-51D Mustang WZ-G, "Just Hangen Around" of the 78 th FG, 84th FS...

 

[Lucky13]

Wouldn't mind to do this '38, if I can find suitable demons for the tail, to go through with it...

 

[T Bolt]

Better hurry Jan, times running out!