Aces Aircraft of WW2 Group Build

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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!
 
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!!!!!!!
 
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?
 
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.
 

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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....
 
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