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A Little Maintenence ..............

Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:30 am

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P-38J 474th FG France August 1944
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P-47D 365th FG France Sept 1944
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P-51B being assembled after arriving in England October 1943

Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:40 am

Great pictures. The weathering on that P-47 is very cool 8) Looks like they are restoring the P-38 in the field. It looks like it is sitting under/ infront of something large and british (lanc?)

Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:41 am

Holy smokes! That first picture (with the P-38) looks similar to the scene here with the B-24.....only they had more helpers back in the day (and they had to do it outside). :)

Gary

Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:42 am

Great pics!

What is the bubble on the canopy on the P-47?

Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:49 am

Very interesting canopy on the P-47.

Regards,
Mike

Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:56 am

TAdan wrote:Great pictures. The weathering on that P-47 is very cool 8)


I could be mistaken but the weathering effect might just be the Hangar frame-work shadows.

I get the feeling that they're not putting the P-38 back together. Rather just the opposite, to use as spare parts.

Shay
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Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:05 pm

The P-38 shot is actually of a depot in France that was set up after DDay to repair and canalbize aircraft.
I have a number of good shots of it.
One word (well 2 words)....PHOTO AUCTION!!!

Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:00 pm

I think he means the peeling paint.

Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:06 pm

Regarding the P-47 canopy question----------would that bubble be a modification similar in purpose to a Malcolm Hood?

Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:11 pm

Django wrote:I think he means the peeling paint.


Yup, The peeling paint in that shot shows how weathered these planes really got. Sometimes I am afraid of over weathing a model, but then you see a picture like that.

Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:23 pm

Great pics!
I'm wondering if the P-47's canopy "bubble' is for one of the Air Sea Rescue Thunderbolts. It might give the pilot a better downward view when dropping a life raft.
Just a guess.
Jerry

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Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:28 pm

I'm wondering if the P-47's canopy "bubble' is for one of the Air Sea Rescue Thunderbolts.

No. This is a flight'in machine from the 365th fighter Group.
it's just a mod to give better visibility. Some had malcolm hoods added to the canopy frame.
nice to see the interest generated! :D

Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:30 pm

And some of the WAVES at work: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/prs- ... vw2-am.htm

Sorry for posting just the site.........I'm at work & can't dawdle around with photobucket right now........ :cry:

Fri Dec 08, 2006 4:53 pm

as to the canopy on the 47...... the bubble is for better peripheral vision for anything, from dogfights to life rafts, plain & simple to see better left & right.

Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:15 pm

Looks like a PR mod to me. Is that a camera port on the side?

Looks warweary, and note the bubbletop in the background.
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