P61 ' Lady in the dark'
Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:30 pm
Would anybody have a good picture of the nose art / aircraft that I could use in an article for a supporters club magazine please?
I have seen an article by the pilot on the web and have sent request to the web site but have not had a reply as yet, is the pilot still alive ?
Alan.
I have seen an article by the pilot on the web and have sent request to the web site but have not had a reply as yet, is the pilot still alive ?
Alan.
P-61 Lady in the Dark
Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:32 pm
hi Alan,
yes the pilot of the "Lady" is still alive (88 years old now!). He did change his name after the war from Solie Solomon into Lee Kendall.
I build his plane from own plan as a R/C scale model: scale 1:6,6. Span:122". So I did a lot of research and have some photos of the Nose- Art too. I discovered that the serial number of this plane in many books are wrong! Lee told it to me. The number on my model is also wrong, I have to change it, but first I have to find more prove for the static judges on R/C scale contests!
Have a look on my homepage: http://www.janhermkens.nl/ cheers,
Jan Hermkens, Netherlands.
yes the pilot of the "Lady" is still alive (88 years old now!). He did change his name after the war from Solie Solomon into Lee Kendall.
I build his plane from own plan as a R/C scale model: scale 1:6,6. Span:122". So I did a lot of research and have some photos of the Nose- Art too. I discovered that the serial number of this plane in many books are wrong! Lee told it to me. The number on my model is also wrong, I have to change it, but first I have to find more prove for the static judges on R/C scale contests!
Have a look on my homepage: http://www.janhermkens.nl/ cheers,
Jan Hermkens, Netherlands.
Last edited by Jan Hermkens on Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:48 am, edited 2 times in total.
Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:57 pm
Hi Jan.
Thank you very much for replying to my request, I will send you a private message.
Regards, Alan.
Thank you very much for replying to my request, I will send you a private message.
Regards, Alan.
Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:41 pm
Hiya Alan,
Here's a groovy shot of the nose art...
PM me if you'd like a larger image...
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Here's a groovy shot of the nose art...
PM me if you'd like a larger image...
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Lady in the Dark
Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:42 am
hi Blackwolf,
A nice photo, it seems to me if it is cropped, do you have the full size photo too, because I have a lot documentation about the "Lady", also some Nose-Art photos, but not this one!!
Kind regards,
Jan Hermkens, Netherlands. A fanatic R/C large scale modeller.
A nice photo, it seems to me if it is cropped, do you have the full size photo too, because I have a lot documentation about the "Lady", also some Nose-Art photos, but not this one!!
Kind regards,
Jan Hermkens, Netherlands. A fanatic R/C large scale modeller.