ADS NOT DISPLAYED TO REGISTERED USERS.
+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 213

***DONE: Bell p-39N Airacobra 42-18393 "Millie" 350th FG 346th FS Group Build

#3 MTO/North Africa Discuss ***DONE: Bell p-39N Airacobra 42-18393 "Millie" 350th FG 346th FS Group Build in the Group Builds forums; Username: Ozhawk40 First name: Peter Category: Intermediate Scale: 1:48 Manufacturer: Eduard Model Type: P-39N Details: 42-18393, 350th FG, 346th FS, ...

  1. #1
    Senior Member ozhawk40's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth
    Posts
    1,920
    Country
    Australia

    ***DONE: Bell p-39N Airacobra 42-18393 "Millie" 350th FG 346th FS Group Build

    Username: Ozhawk40
    First name: Peter
    Category: Intermediate
    Scale: 1:48
    Manufacturer: Eduard
    Model Type: P-39N
    Details: 42-18393, 350th FG, 346th FS, Elmas Airbase, Sardinia, 1944.
    Aircraft Assignment: Lt Shuford "Big Al" Alexander
    Accessories: Nil - the Eduard Kit packs masks and etch!
    Decals: Custom Decals/ Eduard Decals


    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails ***DONE: Bell p-39N Airacobra 42-18393 "Millie" 350th FG 346th FS Group Build-starter-resize.jpg   ***DONE: Bell p-39N Airacobra 42-18393 "Millie" 350th FG 346th FS Group Build-p-39n-1-millie-42-18393-profile-final.jpg  

    Last edited by ozhawk40; 08-04-2009 at 02:07 AM.

  2. #2
    Forum Mascot Lucky13's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
    Posts
    26,307
    Country
    Scotland
    Country II
    Sweden
    Great start Peter!

    Jan "Felicis Tredecim"
    "I´m going back to the front to relax"
    "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
    "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!"
    "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

  3. #3
    Benevolens Magister Airframes's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Posts
    33,166
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Great subject Peter. Heck, this GB has only just started, and we've already got diverse subjects! Going to be a good 'un methinks!

  4. #4
    Senior Member vikingBerserker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    South Carolina
    Posts
    17,013
    Country
    United States
    Excellent choice! Always loved the P-39s

  5. #5
    Senior Member Catch22's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Edmonton, Alberta
    Posts
    7,226
    Country
    Canada
    Cool, you don't see these often!

  6. #6
    Senior Member imalko's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Vojvodina, Serbia
    Posts
    3,362
    Country
    Serbia
    Interesting choice Peter. Looking forward to your build.
    I agree with Terry, some cool and diverse subjects in this Group Build so far.
    Last edited by imalko; 08-03-2009 at 10:09 AM.

    "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant."


  7. #7
    Senior Member ozhawk40's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth
    Posts
    1,920
    Country
    Australia
    I selected the subject for this build while hunting for pics of 81st Fighter Group, my first intended subject. Photos for the 81st seem to be very scarce. If you have any, please let me know - I still have another p-39 to build!

    Anyway, I found the web blog of Keith Vizcarra, and I was super impressed by the photos and information on his site.

    350th Fighter Group Blog

    You need to pay this site a visit and look though his fantastic collection of photos 350th planes, pilots, places and equipment. Keith still has a few he can't ID, so if you can help out, please do.

    I especially like some of the P-47 info, and if I can squeeze in another build, it will be of a 350th P-47.

    I emailed Keith and let him know I intended to model one of these aircraft and he kindly allowed me to use photos and info provided they were properly credited, so straight off, I would like to say a big thanks to Keith and I hope he calls in now and again to add if he can.

    I selected Millie for no particular reason, other than I liked the photo below, and shortly after started to research the aircraft and pilot. Keith has helped me out, but I'm waiting for some more info to arrive by post and hope to share some of this info with you.

    In the meantime, thanks to Keith Vizcarra, here is a picture of Lt Alexander and Millie.

    Cheers

    Peter
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails ***DONE: Bell p-39N Airacobra 42-18393 "Millie" 350th FG 346th FS Group Build-millie-resized.jpg  

  8. #8
    Siggy Master Wurger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Poland
    Posts
    27,594
    Country
    Poland
    Looking great !!!! Nice choice.

  9. #9
    “Archive” Micdrow's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    6,085
    Country
    United States
    Very nice choice there Peter, well done!!!

    "Valor does not mean Hero."

  10. #10
    Benevolens Magister Airframes's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Posts
    33,166
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Great pic Peter, and thanks to Keith for helping, and allowing the use of his material.

  11. #11
    Senior Member Wayne Little's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Adelaide Sth. Aust.
    Posts
    35,508
    Country
    Australia
    great looking kit Peter, will watch closely, have an Eduard P39 too, so be curious as to how well it goes together!

  12. #12
    A4K
    A4K is offline
    Senior Member A4K's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    The back of beyond
    Posts
    10,410
    Country
    New Zealand
    Country II
    Hungary
    Nice one mate! Should be a nice build...

  13. #13
    Senior Member Heinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, Victoria
    Posts
    7,735
    Country
    Australia
    Great choice!

  14. #14
    Senior Member ozhawk40's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth
    Posts
    1,920
    Country
    Australia

    350th Fighter Group (Part 1 of 4)

    Thanks guys - I've has some spare time to prepare a background to this build and so I'll kick off with the first installment.


    350th Fighter Group (Part 1 of 4)

    On the 1 October 1942 orders were given for a number of pilots from the USAAF 31st and 52nd Fighter Groups who had flown P-39s in the US prior to their arrival in England in June of 42, to report to RAF Station Duxford, England. They were joined by a number of American fighter pilots serving with the RAF squadrons who had been invited to join the USAAF.

    Together they were activated and designated as the 350th Fighter Group, the only Group activated from scratch in Europe in WW II. At the time of activation, the group consisted of three Squadrons, the 345th, 346th and 347th.

    For security reasons the pilots were not advised of their mission at the time, however the plan was for the Group to fly to North Africa just six weeks after activation and one week after “Operation Torch”, the invasion of North Africa scheduled for 8th November 1942.

    The group did not meet this overly optimistic target due to the unavailability of the Group’s aircraft. At the time of formation, they were still stored in crates at an RAF Depot since delivery to the UK in 1941. It would not be until early January 1943 that flights to North Africa commenced in the now assembled aircraft.
    The Group’s 75 pilots flew their P-39Ls (346 Sq) and P-39/400’s (345 Sq and 347 Sq) fighters from RAF Stations Portreath and Predannack, on Land-Ends, England, to Port Lyautey, French Morocco, during the period 3 Jan to 28 Feb 1943. Sixty one arrived at the destination airfield. Most of the missing aircraft had encountered head winds instead of the forecast tail wind, and were forced to land in Portugal where they were interned.

  15. #15
    Senior Member DBII's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    The Woodlands, Texas
    Posts
    2,146
    Country
    United States
    Love the nose art, hard to beat Buggs.

    DBII

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86