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I going h my Do 217, to be done as the one that crashed near where i live.

See here

Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire.

I have been mulling this aircrafts paint scheme with Terry on and off for a couple of years, the kit was even a gift from him for my birthday !

We think it may have been RLM 70/71 topsides with the sides and undersides blacked out for night ops ?

Though any input would be welcome

It's Do217 U5+HS WNr 5314. Have not seen pics but the scheme that you mentioned wold be a fairly typical bomber scheme of the period.
 
Yep, some of the info I found shows profiles of the scheme, including one from a now out of print decal sheet. Interpretations vary, with just the Balkenkreuz and codes etc 'blacked out', to the entire underside with a 'wash' of black distemper-type paint.
 
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Thinking of something like this, though may leave the yellow H showing !
 
Hello,
I'll try to participate in this GB. My options are (all in 1/48 scale):
- P-38 (R. I. Bong or G. R. Johnson or T. J. Lynch or C. H. McDonald or T. B. McGuire or J. T. Robbins)
- Mosquito XIX (B. A. Burbridge)
- Bf 110G-4 (H. Lent or H. W. Schnaufer)
- Ju 88R-2 (H. Lent)
- Me 262A-1a (F. Schall)

Which P-38 would that be buddy?
 
Karl I would say the scheme in that pic is definitely 70/71 uppers and black sides/undersides. The blacked out aircraft letter on the fuselage and tail is interesting and I wonder if the practice expanded beyond staffel level to be picked up by your rig which would have been in a different Gruppe.
 
Karl I would say the scheme in that pic is definitely 70/71 uppers and black sides/undersides. The blacked out aircraft letter on the fuselage and tail is interesting and I wonder if the practice expanded beyond staffel level to be picked up by your rig which would have been in a different Gruppe.
Andy the pic shows a Do217 E-2 at around the same time period my subject an E-4 was lost, going from memory the picture is of a 3 Kg2 machine,( though might be wrong on that ) but is not an 8 Kg2 bird like my subject !

I can't remember if I sent the profiles to Karl, but I'll see if I can find them, or links to them, and post here.

please do Dogsbody, you were struggling to find them last we spoke on this subject :lol:
 
If standard designation was used, U5+HL would be indeed be from 3/KG2 with yellow aircraft letter. Your U5+HS may have had the H in red if normal practice were followed and if the letter was not blacked out.
 
Hey Steph... what will be your base kit for the P-38? I am thinking of going with the Academy kit and using various AM upgrades.

Hi John,
- R. I. Bong' P-38H #79 Hasegawa with True Details cockpit and P-38L #42 Academy with True Details cockpit and Quickboost air intakes
- G. R. Johnson' P-38J #83 Hasegawa with Aires cockpit and Quickboost air intakes
- T. J. Lynch' P-38H #10 Hasegawa with Eduard photo etched cockpit and Quickboost air intakes
- C. H. MacDonald' P-38L #100 Academy with True Details cockpit and Quickboost air intakes
- T. B. McGuire' P-38L #131 Hasegawa with Verlinden update set and Quickboost air intakes
- J. T. Robbins' P-38H #J Hasegawa and P-38J "JANDINA III" Hasegawa with Aires cockpit and Quickboost air intakes

I haven't yet made my choice :rolleyes:
 
I'm leaning toward this one right now using the kit decals to depict the aircraft on the box top which just happens to me the one in the Air Force Museum.

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I am planning use the 1/48 scale Academy kit to depict Lieutenant Allen Hill's P-38J christened "Hill's Angels". He flew with the famous "Headhunters" of the 80th Fighter Squadron in the Pacific Theater. I have found two pictures of the aircraft on the net, one of the port side of the nose...
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and one of the starboard side...
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Does anyone know why the girl's face on the first picture is blank? The 1/48 scale decal sheet from Cutting Edge seems to replicate the blank face while the 1/32 decals from Zotz shown below has facial features.

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