Historical needed on WWII models

[coachCFC1995SWT]

I have several models I have done that I am struggling to find information on. Hoping to tap into the vast knowledge of the forum to at least point me in the right direction:

*P-39F Bell Cobra from old Monogram kit…17143 'Z-38' 59th FG- 488th FS

*Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless from VS-5 off Yorktown 'S-9' Battle of Midway (old Monogram kit). Pilot info needed.

*Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VF-223 '28' from Guadalcanal ("Cactus AF")…Tamiya kit. Pilot info needed.

*Heinkel He-111 H4 "Blitz" Bomber 8/KG 55 Greif Squadron 'Red A"…Operation "Fledermaus"…Monogram kit. Historical info needed.

*Regia Aeronatica Mac.202 Folgore CL-111 MM9083 Andrea Favini…Hasegawa kit…looking for picture or historical info on pilot?

*Hawker Typhoon Mk. 1B…245th Squadron…SW409 MR-N…Flight Leader Buzz Leighton-Porter…Monogram kit…looking for pilot info/picture

Thank you in advance for any help.

 

[fubar57]

P-39F: Incident Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-7143, 23 Aug 1943

7143 (MSN 15B-28) W/o 23 Aug 1943 at Thomasville, GA, surveyed at Dale Mabry Field, FL Aug 24, 1943

 

[coachCFC1995SWT]

P-39F: Incident Bell P-39F Airacobra 41-7143, 23 Aug 1943

7143 (MSN 15B-28) W/o 23 Aug 1943 at Thomasville, GA, surveyed at Dale Mabry Field, FL Aug 24, 1943

Thank you sir! So I assume this Cobra never saw combat. Funny that Monogram would use it as a subject.

 

[fubar57]

PM sent for picture of C.202 Folgore CL-111 MM9083

EDIT: for info on the pilot you might try here.... STORMO! The Online Magazine of the Regia Aeronautica and the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana

 

[cvairwerks]

The 488th was a stateside unit only, for pilot training.