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P-51K PE-L, Flying Ginny616 viewsP-51K, PE-L, serial number 412411, was assigned to Lt. Emery Taylor of the 352nd Fighter Group.
The P-51K was named Flying Ginny after his sweetheart and soon to be wife from Austin, TX.
Lt. Taylor had this aircraft assigned to him after returning from being shot down in another Mustang over France.
He had been on an escort mission to Germany when his aircraft developed engine trouble. As he was returning to England, he was attacked by two German ME-109 fighters. Taylor tried to hide from them in clouds, but they flushed him out. He dove his Mustang to the deck and tried to fly so low that the ME-109s could not get a clean shot at him. Unfortunately, Lt. Taylor hit a man on a bicycle while evading the enemy aircraft. This resulted in severe wing damage which forced Taylor to gain altitude so that he could bail out. The ME-109s then finished off his aircraft. Taylor rushed his exit from the stricken P-51K and was hit by the tail of the aircraft. His parachute opened barely in time for him to survive bailing out. The injured Taylor evaded capture and walked back to Allied lines. His Texas accent convinced Allied soldiers that he wasn't a spy as he passed into their lines. He now resides in Austin, TX.
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P-47D Razorback606 viewsUnmarked P-47D Razorback in a natural metal finish as it would have appeared as a new aircraft at Republic Aircraft.
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FW-190 A-8 Restoration599 viewsThis is an FW-190A-8 being rebuilt by a guy in Baton Rouge, LA The craft is being restored an airframe recovered in the early 90's in Rome, France. Engine run-up is scheduled for April/May time frame. No date set for the first
test flight.
Photographs by Bruce Jenkins Houma-Thibodaux Scale Modelers
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Z-25 German Destroyer (Trumpeter 1/350)592 views
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"Grace" Japanese Torpedo Bomber584 views
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SdKfz.251/10 Diorama (1/35)582 viewsDML SdKfz.251/C with Tamiya 37mm Pak. Figures were also DML with fur coats made from A+B putty.
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Dave Edgerly's Tiger I578 viewsClick here to read the feature article on this model.
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Dave Edgerly's Tiger I576 viewsClick here to read the feature article on this model.
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P-51B-10-NA, VF-P, Reggie's Reply576 viewsThis was the assigned aircraft of Capt. John T. Godfrey, 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group in April 1944.
This new aircraft was presented to him on his return from leave. Twenty black swastikas under the cockpit showed Godfrey's tally at the time. The aircraft was named after Godrey's brother Reggie who was lost in the Atlantic when his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine, hence Reggie's Reply.
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What if the Presbyterian Church USA had a P-40? Otaki kit, 1/48575 views
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Dave Edgerly's Tiger I574 viewsClick here to read the feature article on this model.
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"Achtung, Jabo!" (1/35)574 views
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