Well I 'm up for doing a Marshall Mustang, so will have to fit one into the schedule...
P-51 B36457 WR-O, Capt Bert Marshall 354th FS, 355th FG
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as i want to do a P-51 D i may as well do another "JANE" once i finish this one, look forward to seeing everyones efforts pity we cant get them all on the same table though
drgondog
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Actually - there were more than a couple of a/c named after the famed Triple Crown winning horse.. so it may not have been Kinnard's. If it is either WRA or QPA -yes.
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If those who do one all take at least one pic at the same height and angle of view, they could then be lined up by stitching the pics together. That is, if someone who know how to do this will do it !!
EDIT: Finally got to see the pics! Great stuff Bill. Am I right in thinking that the P51C, WR-P, 2106950, was at one time named 'Iowa Beaut' ?
EDIT: Finally got to see the pics! Great stuff Bill. Am I right in thinking that the P51C, WR-P, 2106950, was at one time named 'Iowa Beaut' ?
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drgondog
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Yes - that pic is Iowa Beaut some time after it was recoded WR-P and received an engine change. I have a much larger image in which you can see the "Iowa Beaut" in Red. It was flown primarily by Hulderman until it went down.
Lee Mendenhall is slow timing the engine and the pic was taken by a 91st BG Fort ambling around Bassinbourn/Steeple Morden airspace..
It went down when Rafferty was hammered by flak on the deck as dad was shooting at a 109 on September 11, 1944. This was one of the four plane Red Flight that Dan modelled so well in his IL-2 representation last year.
drgondog
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![354 WRP_Iowa Beaut (ex WRA Man o War)_42-106950 [ethell].jpg](/forum/data/attachments/130/130117-c52c66d945494d59e677a51f6e9b7208.jpg)
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That's one heck of a dramatic pic! Thanks Bill.
109ROAMING
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Nice work too Karl 8)
Nice work too Karl 8)
All those pics Bill has posted are fantastic! Appreciate you sharing them Bill!
drgondog
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![355fg WRA_Man O War_Kinnard_413305_jul1944 [morris].jpg](/forum/data/attachments/130/130194-9246ad4e2cb5548fcea1a67577add1e8.jpg)
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Hell's Teeth! Any closer and the photographer would be getting a free shave and trim !!!
Great pics Bill. Now I need a suggestion as to which one to build (of your Dad's kites, that is) !!
I think I'll probably be doing 'Iowa Beaut' anyway, with the kill markings removed, but want to do a 'D' also.
Great pics Bill. Now I need a suggestion as to which one to build (of your Dad's kites, that is) !!
I think I'll probably be doing 'Iowa Beaut' anyway, with the kill markings removed, but want to do a 'D' also.
drgondog
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T- my favorite combination is Jane IV which is on the cover of my book.
The white spinner, red cowl and rudder and lower black/white invasion stripes is just a great combination.
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![355fg WRBbar_Jane IV_414799_oct1944 [marshall].jpg](/forum/data/attachments/130/130198-802d79f9f4c830b2663d0a1577b4e2e5.jpg)
![355fg WRBbar_marshall_29nov [marshall].jpg](/forum/data/attachments/130/130199-c97d3a3e9ad7065cb90ebd12e5ffbf23.jpg)
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That's that sorted then ! 'Jane IV' it shall be! Thanks Bill.
Nice model BTW, Hasegawa 1/32nd scale I presume?
Nice model BTW, Hasegawa 1/32nd scale I presume?
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That's that sorted then ! 'Jane IV' it shall be! Thanks Bill.
Nice model BTW, Hasegawa 1/32nd scale I presume?
Nice model BTW, Hasegawa 1/32nd scale I presume?
drgondog
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double post on pics.. Yes a Hasegawa 1:32 which I built and sent to Harley Copic to use for the cover art on the book
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Might join you on that one Terry....like the idea of all the stripes....top and bottom....don't want Jane to be plain.....
drgondog
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Wayne - I just bought the new 1:32 P-51B/Mk III (Trumpeteer?) which I will build when i uncover myself after this move.. It is a nice kit.
Historically speaking WR-O was OD when it had full fuselage stripes - and the a/c was restored to NMF the same day the top stripes were removed..
If you 'stay' with the historical, then the kill markings are also different.... white circles with imbedded swastika instead of the red flag/white circle he adopted when the OD was removed.
I have always liked the nmf/white cowl/anti-glare panel slightly better than OD/White cowl and that is the way I'll do this beast when I get to it.
Historically speaking WR-O was OD when it had full fuselage stripes - and the a/c was restored to NMF the same day the top stripes were removed..
If you 'stay' with the historical, then the kill markings are also different.... white circles with imbedded swastika instead of the red flag/white circle he adopted when the OD was removed.
I have always liked the nmf/white cowl/anti-glare panel slightly better than OD/White cowl and that is the way I'll do this beast when I get to it.
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![354 WRO_Jane_Marshall-43-6457 [marshall].jpg](/forum/data/attachments/130/130204-eba6725437e90c7ecd89244357e21327.jpg)
![354 Marshall in WRO_17jun1944 [marshall].jpg](/forum/data/attachments/130/130205-3812d9c81ec69d572c8f3356b96f4e04.jpg)
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Top stuff gentlemen!
Can you still get that book?
Can you still get that book?
drgondog
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Yes - but the post is awful for europe.. I have the last 100 (new) on eBay..
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