Its been a while, but two new P47s are ready to be released...
and first up is War Eagle/SNAFU.
This aircraft was suggested to me by a forum member since a replica of SNAFU flies today.
After doing a bit of research, I decided to do an early version of the original WW2 Fighter.
Flown by Capt. Julius Maxwell, War Eagle was veteran of more than 130 missions.
Later piloted by Lt. Severino Calderon, the name SNAFU was added to the aircraft aswell as another 90 missions!
The plane was lost late in 1944 when it crashlanded while on lend to another pilot.
I decided to go with the mid 1944 appearance, just before Invasion Day striping was added to the aircraft.
On a side note, the current flying replica SNAFU features full wrap around D-Day striping, whereas the original
War Eagle/SNAFU only showed lower half black and white striping.
Sorry....I haven't built this one, so I don't have any model photos to show you.
If anyone wants to build this plane and supply us with some images, the model is available (free) for that purpose.
To buy a copy of War Eagle/SNAFU, visit http://ift.tt/1ydbr7D and/or www.ecardmodels.com
Direct link to the ecardmodels listing here:
1/33 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt War Eagle SNAFU Paper Model
and first up is War Eagle/SNAFU.
This aircraft was suggested to me by a forum member since a replica of SNAFU flies today.
After doing a bit of research, I decided to do an early version of the original WW2 Fighter.
Flown by Capt. Julius Maxwell, War Eagle was veteran of more than 130 missions.
Later piloted by Lt. Severino Calderon, the name SNAFU was added to the aircraft aswell as another 90 missions!
The plane was lost late in 1944 when it crashlanded while on lend to another pilot.
I decided to go with the mid 1944 appearance, just before Invasion Day striping was added to the aircraft.
On a side note, the current flying replica SNAFU features full wrap around D-Day striping, whereas the original
War Eagle/SNAFU only showed lower half black and white striping.
Sorry....I haven't built this one, so I don't have any model photos to show you.
If anyone wants to build this plane and supply us with some images, the model is available (free) for that purpose.
To buy a copy of War Eagle/SNAFU, visit http://ift.tt/1ydbr7D and/or www.ecardmodels.com
Direct link to the ecardmodels listing here:
1/33 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt War Eagle SNAFU Paper Model
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