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Username : donivanp
First name : Don
Category : intermediate
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt
Extras : Strike Eagle decal set 48164A for Republic P-47D-23-RA
USAAF serial number 42-227910 was a P-47D-23-RA. This is a P-47D "Razorback", the meaning of the "RA" is that it was built at Republics Evansville, Indiana plant, RE was designation for Farmingdale NY.
The aircraft was the mount of 65th Fighter Squadron commander LtCol Gilbert Wymond which he named Hun Hunter XIV, he would eventually have two more steads named the same for a total of 16 planes named Hun Hunter.
http://www.americanairmuseum.com
In 1944 the 57th Fighter Group was moved to Corsica to fly interdiction missions deep behind the German lines in Italy under an operation named Strangle Hold. Strangle hold was devised to cut all lines of transport behind the German lines and cause them to have to move back.
The USSAF produced a movie to cover this operation in 1944 thought it was not released until 1947, after the war. The movie, aptly named Thunderbolt, covers a day in the life of the 65th Fighter Squadron with the stars of the show being the Thunderbolts, and Hun Hunter XIV being the lead.
All Evansville produced P-47D's used a Curtiss Electric propeller and starting with the P-47D-22RE, Farmdale built P-47D's used Hamilton Standard propellers. The issue of which prop to use from the kit is partially cleared up with this information, that being said there are three props in the kit. Two CE's and one HS. So now we only have two to choose from, one is a CE asymmetric paddle blade and the other is a symmetric paddle blade. The good news is that according to Bert Kinzey in his book "P-47 In Detail and Scale" the field changed the blades and often and unit would adopt and specific stranded and change everything to that stranded, er, as far as the CE's from the RA's goes. The RE would stay with the HM's.
From "P-47 In Detail and Scale" by Bert Kinzey
Can't recall where I found this, I believe it was a French modeling site!
It would appear that the CE Symmetrical is correct for this subject from the photo below.
http//www.americanairmuseum.com
The kit, Tamiya's 1/48th P-47 series is most likely the most accurate and detailed P-47's in this scale. The D model Razorback being able to depict most all sub series in the razorback D model series. There are as mentioned earlier the three main propellers used during production run from both plants.
It is made up of 3 main trees molded in gray and two double trees (C and D) molded in gray which have tires and weapons/fuel tanks. And a single clear tree. It also contains a well designed 15 step fold out instruction sheet as well as decals for two 56th FG P-47D's.
I'll be using Eagle Strike decal set 48164 (Best Seller Thunderbolts) which has three Italy based P-47D's on it. Two from the 57th FG/ 65th FS, one razor and one bubble and a single bubble top from the 86th FG/527th FS.
First name : Don
Category : intermediate
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt
Extras : Strike Eagle decal set 48164A for Republic P-47D-23-RA
USAAF serial number 42-227910 was a P-47D-23-RA. This is a P-47D "Razorback", the meaning of the "RA" is that it was built at Republics Evansville, Indiana plant, RE was designation for Farmingdale NY.
The aircraft was the mount of 65th Fighter Squadron commander LtCol Gilbert Wymond which he named Hun Hunter XIV, he would eventually have two more steads named the same for a total of 16 planes named Hun Hunter.
http://www.americanairmuseum.com
In 1944 the 57th Fighter Group was moved to Corsica to fly interdiction missions deep behind the German lines in Italy under an operation named Strangle Hold. Strangle hold was devised to cut all lines of transport behind the German lines and cause them to have to move back.
The USSAF produced a movie to cover this operation in 1944 thought it was not released until 1947, after the war. The movie, aptly named Thunderbolt, covers a day in the life of the 65th Fighter Squadron with the stars of the show being the Thunderbolts, and Hun Hunter XIV being the lead.
All Evansville produced P-47D's used a Curtiss Electric propeller and starting with the P-47D-22RE, Farmdale built P-47D's used Hamilton Standard propellers. The issue of which prop to use from the kit is partially cleared up with this information, that being said there are three props in the kit. Two CE's and one HS. So now we only have two to choose from, one is a CE asymmetric paddle blade and the other is a symmetric paddle blade. The good news is that according to Bert Kinzey in his book "P-47 In Detail and Scale" the field changed the blades and often and unit would adopt and specific stranded and change everything to that stranded, er, as far as the CE's from the RA's goes. The RE would stay with the HM's.
From "P-47 In Detail and Scale" by Bert Kinzey
Can't recall where I found this, I believe it was a French modeling site!
It would appear that the CE Symmetrical is correct for this subject from the photo below.
http//www.americanairmuseum.com
The kit, Tamiya's 1/48th P-47 series is most likely the most accurate and detailed P-47's in this scale. The D model Razorback being able to depict most all sub series in the razorback D model series. There are as mentioned earlier the three main propellers used during production run from both plants.
It is made up of 3 main trees molded in gray and two double trees (C and D) molded in gray which have tires and weapons/fuel tanks. And a single clear tree. It also contains a well designed 15 step fold out instruction sheet as well as decals for two 56th FG P-47D's.
I'll be using Eagle Strike decal set 48164 (Best Seller Thunderbolts) which has three Italy based P-47D's on it. Two from the 57th FG/ 65th FS, one razor and one bubble and a single bubble top from the 86th FG/527th FS.
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