A sheet with the markings of two Thunderbolts flown by the most successful fighter pilots of the 61st Squadron in 1944.
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The 61st Fighter Squadron belonged to the units whose names appear most often in the history of the air war over Europe. Two aircraft on this sheet belonged to the men who contributed most to that reputation. One of them commanded the squadron and became the most successful American fighter pilot of the European theater, while the other reached the unit by a roundabout way through Poland, France and the Royal Air Force.
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The personal insignia on the fuselages of these machines are exactly what makes modelers reach for a printed sheet instead of the decals from a kit. Painted lettering and symbols in a base package tend to be either simplified or missing altogether, and yet it is precisely they that turn a model into a particular aircraft with a story.
With this pair a modeler has unusually good guidance on dating. January and July of the same year are far enough apart that during them not only the wear of the finish but also the equipment of the machines changed. Anyone who builds both subjects side by side gets a vivid illustration of how quickly one and the same type changed during a single season.
What to watch out for: the code letters on the fuselage are large on this type and easily twist when being settled. It pays to place the national insignia first, measure the position of the letters from it and only then carry them over, so that the line does not run askew.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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