A sheet in 1:32 scale for two Thunderbolts of the 395th Fighter Squadron, which came under the 368th Fighter Group. The first subject is the P-47D-28-RA with the serial number 42-28641, the marking A7 and the letter W, named Sleepy Jean 3rd. The second is the P-47D-30-RA with the serial number 44-33221, the marking A7 and the letter B, and the name Slick Chick.
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Among American fighters the Republic P-47 was the heaviest and most robust machine, and that is exactly why units attacking ground targets liked it. Eight machine guns, a mighty radial engine and the ability to get home even with serious damage made it the ideal tool for low-level attacks over France and Germany. Both subjects on this sheet belonged to such a unit.
The first machine is the P-47D-28-RA with the serial number 42-28641, which carried the squadron marking A7 and the individual letter W on the fuselage. It was flown by Lieutenant William J. Wayland, and the name Sleepy Jean 3rd with the ordinal three suggests that this was already the third aircraft of the same name the pilot had been given.
The second subject is a later production block, the P-47D-30-RA with the serial number 44-33221, again with the marking A7, this time with the letter B. Its pilot was Lieutenant Colonel Frank Perego and the machine carried the name Slick Chick. A shift in production can be seen between the two aircraft: the block numbers separate the earlier and the later construction of the same version.
From the fall of 1944 the 368th Fighter Group devoted itself mainly to the direct support of advancing ground units. It destroyed bridges, columns, railway junctions and artillery positions, work that meant flying low and within reach of antiaircraft weapons. The wear on the equipment and the rapid turnover of individual machines matched that, and it shows on both subjects in their differing production blocks.
The artwork is printed on a carrier sheet that releases after soaking. The Thunderbolt model in 1:32 scale, the paints and the clear coat do not belong to the delivery.
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