Rod Lewis's P-47D T-Bolt
Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:59 pm
Out with the black and in with red.
P-47D-30-RA s/n 44-33813 "Balls Out" G9+L 509th FS 405th FG flown by Capt Milt Thompson
P-47D-30-RA s/n 44-33813 "Balls Out" G9+L 509th FS 405th FG flown by Capt Milt Thompson
Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:06 pm
Stunning 
Can we now get the rest
Can we now get the rest
Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:07 pm
Oooooops...still masking tape left.....
Almost done
Almost done
Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:16 pm
Cant wait to see some A2A shots! Awesome! And thanks Jack!
Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:53 pm
Thanks for that, Jack. Jug lovers world-wide are drooling.
Any insight yet on where she might be seen out-and-about this summer?
Any insight yet on where she might be seen out-and-about this summer?
Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:14 pm
See it at the secret owners convention!
Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:14 pm
Dan K wrote: Jug lovers world-wide are drooling.
We certainly are!!!!
Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:48 pm
An assortment of 509th FS Noseart pics:
http://wing.chez-alice.fr/USAAF/405th_F ... th_FS.html
Also, 405th FG paint jobs have seen quite a surge in popularity with surviving Jugs: "Squirt VIII", "Tallahassee Lassie", and now "Balls Out". Can't leave the original "Dottie Mae" out of that list either.
http://wing.chez-alice.fr/USAAF/405th_F ... th_FS.html
Also, 405th FG paint jobs have seen quite a surge in popularity with surviving Jugs: "Squirt VIII", "Tallahassee Lassie", and now "Balls Out". Can't leave the original "Dottie Mae" out of that list either.
Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:34 am
Ok Rod needs to bring Balls Out and Glacier Gal to WOH this year and leave the Mustang at home! Would LOVE to see two jugs in the air again!
Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:02 am
Now thats a good paint job. Cant wait to see it when its finished.
Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:38 am
This pic suggests that the artist took a bit of... umm... artistic license with the current rendition. 
Hopefully the detail anoraks don't get too bent out of shape.
Hopefully the detail anoraks don't get too bent out of shape.
Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:48 am
I like it, but I foresee some grief from some less enlightened observers of the kind that caused the Big-Ass Bird scheme to go away. But the present owner may be able to afford to ignore such noises.
August
August
Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:53 am
wow nice to see a change of markings!!! That is really cool!
That is really cool!
Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:08 am
Superbly done artwork! 
Did Don Ricci do that? It looks like his style.
It has a bull.
It says Balls Out.
Too bad it's not even close to accurate. That's not being an anorak. That's putting the history before your own artistic style. Maybe they never saw that photo and only saw profiles in books. Then it's understandable. But if I had a project where there was crappy referenece material and then a photo magically appeared that could have helped make it correct, then I would be incredibly bummed as an artist, and historian.
Did Don Ricci do that? It looks like his style.
It has a bull.
It says Balls Out.
Too bad it's not even close to accurate. That's not being an anorak. That's putting the history before your own artistic style. Maybe they never saw that photo and only saw profiles in books. Then it's understandable. But if I had a project where there was crappy referenece material and then a photo magically appeared that could have helped make it correct, then I would be incredibly bummed as an artist, and historian.
Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:14 am
Oh, and what did it look like before? I couldn't find any pics in google or on WIX.
Here's a pretty good profile from http://wing.chez-alice.fr
Here's a pretty good profile from http://wing.chez-alice.fr
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