Hello, all.
I've posted elsewhere on the forum about my attempt to build a Monogram B-36 model in honor of my father, who was a mechanic on the aircraft at Ramey and Fairchild in the early 1950s.
I'm looking for a bit of assistance. I want to identify the plane as one from the 92nd BW at Fairchild.
I recently located an old decal set (SM28) which includes three tail numbers (492032, 492072, 492084) and squadrons (325th, 326th, 327th). I would like to match the tail number to the correct squadron.
Here is where the issue begins...
492032 crashed 3/29/54 at Fairchild AFB during takeoff practice abort. 7 killed, 3 survivors (not the best example for my model)
492072 was actually assigned to the 42nd BW at Loring AFB.
492084 was in the 92nd BW, but I can find nothing that identifies which squadron.
I saw earlier on this thread that some folks were using the 72002 decal set, which includes markings for several B-36 versions.
That set includes tail number 492065. The decal instructions misidentify that plane as belonging to the 42nd BW, but it was a Fairchild 92nd BW 326th bird.
If anyone who purchased that set did not use those decals, I would be willing to buy them from you. I hate to pay $20 for the entire set, when I only need a couple. All I really need are the 'W' with tail number and the red/yellow flashes.
Thanks in advance!