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tuskegee airmen question
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 26, 2004 6:11 PM
I have a picture of a P-51B flown by one of the Tuskegee airmen, nicknamed "Stinky". Does anyone know who the pilot of this plane was ?? I believe he was in the 100th sqdrn because of the red on the cowl, even though it does not have the black trim tabs. Any help would be appreciated.
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Posted by didfaI on Saturday, March 27, 2004 1:57 PM
I'm in the process of building a set of T/A a/c. The only 100th a/c I've got listed are:
Lt. R. Brown: "Bunnie"
Capt. Lester: "Miss-Pelt"
Lt Curtiss: "Quato Costa"
Lt Williams: "Duchess Arlene"
No mention of any 'Stinky"; hope this helps.My 2 cents [2c]
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Posted by st_gorder on Saturday, March 27, 2004 4:54 PM
didfal;
Where do I find kits or decal sets for the Tuskegee Airmen?
Steve Gorder
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:05 PM
Also, Lt. Lee Archer flew "Ina The Macon Belle". As far as kits, the only ones in production that I know of are Testor's P-47, and AmTech's P-40. Decals are made by Micro scale and Aeromaster, but they are currently out of production. Sometimes they show up on E-Bay, but they don't go cheap ! The markings on the planes are really very simple to produce. For the P-51's, the entire tail assembly, wing tips and propellor spinners were red. The serial number on the tail was painted over. The band behind the propellor at the front edge of the cowl varied from squadron to squadron. Trim tabs were also different for each squadron. Aside from the national markings, the only other decal needed would be the large 2 digit number on the side of the fuselage. If you need more info, lemme know !!
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Posted by didfaI on Sunday, March 28, 2004 12:11 PM
Tally-Ho (48-016) P-51 Mustang Aces has "Miss-Pelt" and three others, not T/A's.
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Posted by didfaI on Sunday, March 28, 2004 12:15 PM
Also, Three Guys Replicas (TGR 48017) Aeromaster 48224 (Archer) & another Tally-Ho (48019). Hope this helps.Cool [8D]
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Posted by didfaI on Sunday, March 28, 2004 12:17 PM
Also, Three Guys Replicas (TGR 48017) Aeromaster 48224 (Archer) & another Tally-Ho (48019). Hope this helps.Cool [8D]
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Posted by DBFSS385 on Sunday, March 28, 2004 1:57 PM
I hope this helps. I have a photo of "Stinky" also. It's in a book I have called "Black Wings" Published by the Nat'l air & space Mus. I do know that Stinky was a 302nd Squadron A/C. I think it was Lt. Walter Palmer's P 51. The 302 had Red spinner and yellow nose band and of course Red Tail and wing tips.. Check the Web...
Aero Master 72-175 has a nice selection of " Lonely Eagles" a/c.
Be Well/DBF Walt
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 28, 2004 4:46 PM
Two other planes: 'Skipper's Darlin.' flown by Capt. Andrew 'Jug' Turner, and another plane called 'Lollipoop,' of which I am still collecting data. Both of these are 100 FS, 332 GF Mustangs. No decals are yety available, but I am working to correct that even as we speak.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 12:54 PM
Thanks for the info
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 1, 2004 11:01 AM
bob:
there mite b some useful info in the replies 2 my old post about the TA p-51 & b-17 project, so i brought that thread up...
HTH

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 1, 2004 6:37 PM
Thanks, Frosty, still can't for sure pin down who flew this plane. Enjoyed reading your post & replies, good luck with your project !
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Posted by Jeeves on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 7:20 AM
Heya Thomas....

I was wondering if you guys had any plans to include Benjamin O. Davis' ride "By Request" as well?? Just saw some pics of it on the web-- there sure are a lot of good choices.....
Mike
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Posted by Jeeves on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 7:23 AM
Hey bob3628...

Try contacting Dwayne at http://www.ebonywings.com/

He is very knowledgeable about the Airmen and might know the answer to your question...
Mike
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