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P-47D-23-RA, CP-D581 viewsP-47D-23-RA, serial number 42-76433, CP-D is the first aircraft of the 367th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Wing, 9th Air Force.
It was assigned to the unit just before D-Day, June 1944. It has full invasion stripes, yet it does not have the red cowl typical of this units aircraft.The side mounted rear view mirrors are visible on this aircraft.
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WWII USMC Sherman574 viewsSimple conversion with Tamiya 1/48 M4 and Verlinden USMC Sherman set.
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"Achtung, Jabo!" (1/35)572 views
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P-47M Thunderbolt571 viewsP-47M, serial number 4-21116, HV-J was in the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, Boxted England 1945.
It was assigned to pilot Lt. Russell S. Kyler, and it was named 'Lorene' after the pilot's sweetheart.
Russell Kyler currently lives south of Austin, Tx. He has been to King's Hobby and visited with their staff.
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U-Boat Diorama (1/700)569 views
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P-51B QP-L566 viewsP-51B, serial number 2106924, QP-L was assigned to pilot Lt. Ralph "Kidd" Hofer, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, Debden, England in February 1944. It was named "Salem Representative". Lt. Hofer was born in Salem, Missouri.
Lt. Hofer was credited with 15 aerial victories and 14 strafing which gave him 29 confirmed victories. He was KIA on July 2, 1944 on a bomber escort in Hungary.
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P-51D CL-M "Katydid"563 viewsP-51D, serial number 414223, was assigned to Lt. Col. Elwyn Righetti, 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group.
Righetti was the top straffer ace who had 27 aircraft destroyed on the ground as well as 7.5 in the air.
RiP-51D CL-M "Katydid" was one the most weathered aircraft one will see photographs of. The spinner stripes were even crooked. This model represents the aircraft in December 1944.
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Union Navy USS Monitor Gun Turret560 viewsOOB Verlinden 54mm resin kit.
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F-5B, photo recon P-38 made from the old 1/48 Monogram kit559 views
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F6-C (P-51C with K-24 oblique camera compartment located behind the radiator)559 viewsMISS REVENGE
23rd Fighter Group, 118th Tac Recon Sqn./Black Lighting
December 1944
This aircraft was assigned to Major Edward O. McComas. He was the 23rd Fighter Groups only Ace-in-a-day. While CO of the 118th TRS, 23rdFG in the 14th Air Force, he shot down 5 Japanese "Oscars" on one mission, December 23rd 1944.
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P-47D-27-RE Thunderbolt #605, "OH JOHNNIE".553 viewsThis P-47D was assigned to pilot Lt. Raymond Knight, 346th Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force in April 1945. The aircraft was named after his wife. They were from Houston, TX.
This P-47D was originally with the Brazilian Air Force operating in Italy with the US 12th Air Force as were many of these aircraft flown by the 350th Fighter Group. The Brazilian Air Force usually assigned letters and numbers on their cowlings. The USAAF added a number just aft of the cowling. Often, our numbers were converted Brazilian style letters. Hence, our zeros looked like the letter D, eights looked like the letter B and so on. The irregular placement and style of these numbers was typical fo the 350th Fighter Group.
In April of 1945, Lt. Knight led several low level strafing attacks against airfields in northern Italy. During the attack on Ghedi airfield, he went in alone to find the location of the enemy aircraft, drawing heavy fire in the process. He then led his flight in the attack, destroying five aircraft. He returned to base to lead another attack against Bergamo airfield. As before, he went in alone to locate the enemy aircraft, drawing heavy fire. He then led his flight destroying eight aircraft. During this attack, his aircraft was heavily damaged. The next day, he led another attack against Bergamo to destroy the remaining aircraft and again his aircraft was severly damaged. Lt. Knight was killed trying to bring his damaged aircraft home when it crashed in the mountains. For these actions he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Lt. Knight flew 84 missions destroying 24 enemy aircraft before his death.
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AC-119K (1/48)551 views
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