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Seversky P-35A US Army Air Corps, 1941 HobbyCraft 1/48 Scale

Lockheed P-38H Lightning “23 Skidoo” Captain Perry J. “Pee Wee” Dahl, 432th Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group Tamiya 1/48, Eduard Seatbelts

Bell P-39Q Airacobra 15th Fighter Group, 46th Fighter Squadron, Pacific, 1943 Eduard 1/48 Scale Profi-Pac, with Cutting Edge resin cockpit and decals

Bell P-400 Airacobra 347th FG, 67th FS, Guadalcanal, 1942 Hasegawa's 1/48 kit, straight out of the box, no extras

Curtiss P-40B Warhawk 47th Pursuit Squadron, 15th Pursuit Group, wheeler Field, Oahu, hawaii, Dec 7, 1941 The Plane George Welch used to fight back during the Japanese attack The new Airfix 1/48 Scale kit.

Republic P-47D-20-RA Thunderbolt "Big Squaw." 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, Saipan, 1944/45 Pilots: Capt. Vogt; Lt. John H. Payne, Jr. The Hasegawa 1/48 scale kit with home made decals and etched metal seat belts. Built for my father's 80th birthday in August 2002.

Republic P-47D-20-RA Thunderbolt "Big Squaw." 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, Saipan, 1944/45 Pilots: Capt. Vogt; Lt. John H. Payne, Jr. Take 2: The Tamiya 1/48 scale kit with Thundercal decals and Eduard cockpit details. A second crack at Big Squaw in 2022, 20 years later, given new research into markings, and the availability of Thundercals decals.

Republic P-47D-20-RA Thunderbolt "Smokepole." 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, Saipan, 1944/45 Pilots: Lt Towner or Lt. Dunning. Yes, another one. This is that 1/48 Hasegawa kit I built as "Big Squaw" in 2002. Since I built a new Big Squaw (see above), I removed the markings from the old one, and remarked her as Smokepole using Thundercals Decals. The paint and bare metal foil is part of the original build. Eduard seatbelts. Built October 2022.

Republic P-47D-28 Thunderbolt "Teddy." 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, England, March 1945 Pilot: Capt. Michael Jackson. The Tamiya 1/48 scale kit with Aeromaster decals.

Republic P-47M Thunderbolt 61st Fighter Squadron, 56the Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, England 1945 Pilot: Witold Lanowski The Monogram 1/48 scale kit with Missing Link resin prop, Decals by Ministry of Small Aircraft Production

Republic P-47N Thunderbolt "Icky and Me." 333rd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, Ie Shima, August 1945 Pilot: John H. Payne, Jr. The Academy 1/48 scale kit with my second attempt at full Bare Metal Foil coverage, and homemade decals Built December 2002.

Republic P-47N (early) Thunderbolt "Icky and Me." 333rd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, Ie Shima, August 1945 Pilot: John H. Payne, Jr. A second try at Dad's main Pacific squeeze on the 20th anniversary of the first. The Academy 1/48 scale kit again, since no one has done a better one in 20 years. This build uses info and research I discovered over the intervening years. Icky was probably an early P-47N, a dash 1 or dash 2, thus she was probably equipped to carry only 4 rockets. Dad only had two aerial kills - when he told me nine, I guess he was including strafing kills. The model is armed up for a VLR mission to Japan. Eduard cockpit parts, Kit and Alsp decals. Built December 2020.

North American P-51B-5 Mustang 78th Fighter Squadron, 15th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, Iwo Jima, May 1945 Pilot: Maj. James B. Tapp The Tamiya 1/48 kit, Eduard seat belts.

North American P-51D-20 Mustang 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, England, 1944 Pilot: Lt. William Hovde The Eduard 1/48 kit, which included Eduard pre-painted photo-etch details.

Douglas A-20C Havoc US Aircraft in British service with No. 114 Squadron, RAF, North Africa, 1942 The Ertl 1/48 kit with aftermarket seatbelts and resin life raft.

Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VGF-29, USS Santee, Operation Torch, North Africa, Novembetr 1942 Tamiya's 1/48 kit, plus photo-etched seat belts from Eduard. Decals are by the Ministry of Small Aircraft Production.

Vought F4U-1A Corsair "Big Hog" VF-17, Ondonga, November 1943 Tamiya's 1/48 kit, plus photo-etched seat belts.

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Patrol Bombing Squadron VP-133, Iwo Jima, 1945 The Revell 1/48 kit, OTB

Grumman F*F-2 Bearcat FV-61 aboard the USS Franklin D Roosevelt, 1949, The 1/48 Hobby Boss kit.