RalphSarc Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I'll throw my hat into the ring and build a P38J Lockheed Lightning clothed in a full suit of D-Day stripes! A little-known role of the P-38 in the European theater was that of fighter-bomber during the invasion of Normandy and the Allied advance across France into Germany. Assigned to the IX Tactical Air Command, the 370th Fighter Group and its P-38s initially flew missions from England, dive-bombing radar installations, enemy armor, troop concentrations, and flak towers.[62] The 370th's group commander Howard F. Nichols and a squadron of his P-38 Lightnings attacked Field Marshal Günther von Kluge's headquarters in July 1944; Nichols himself skipped a 500 lb (227 kg) bomb through the front door.[63] The 370th later operated from Cardonville France, flying ground attack missions against gun emplacements, troops, supply dumps and tanks near Saint-Lô in July and in the Falaise-Argentan area in August 1944.[62] The 370th participated in ground attack missions across Europe until February 1945 when the unit changed over to the P-51 Mustang. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackyracer Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Look forward to this one Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 I thought about doing a tank or some sort of armor and since there is lots of time I may expand my horizons! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt6 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I thought about doing a tank or some sort of armor and since there is lots of time I may expand my horizons! For sure thats a great idea!! and if you love weathering, an armor is an paradise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 8, 2014 Administrators Share Posted June 8, 2014 Nice one Ralph. You might want to consider building this in the new Group build: Beaches to Berlin! Godspeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Great subject choice, Ralph! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt6 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 and if you wane do it in silver, it's maybe a good reason to try the Bare-Metal Foil sure looks great with the invasion stripes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 and if you wane do it in silver, it's maybe a good reason to try the Bare-Metal Foil sure looks great with the invasion stripes! I might orders some Bare-Metal Foil just to experiment with to get a feel for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Great subject Ralph. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I'll follow your progress with interest. I have the Trumpeter P-38, one you also don't see too often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawman56 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Love to see what you do with this Ralph. The P-38 is my all time favorite aircraft. I plan to do one myself, someday........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Love to see what you do with this Ralph. The P-38 is my all time favorite aircraft. I plan to do one myself, someday........ Mine too. I'm looking forward to building it. I will order seat-belts, remove before flight streamers, photo-etching instruments for the cockpit and decals when the time comes. So it should look really cool once finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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