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"Achtung, Jabo!" (1/35)544 views
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WWII USMC Sherman543 viewsSimple conversion with Tamiya 1/48 M4 and Verlinden USMC Sherman set.
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Best Diorama, "Cold Red Steel" bu Shawn Merrell542 views
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T-90 (Zvezda 1/35)541 viewsAdded a set of Trumpeter individual link tracks and a couple of TANK modern Russian tank crew. AK interactive Russian colors used for the finish. The diorama base is made up of Italeri wall gate.
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F6-C (P-51C with K-24 oblique camera compartment located behind the radiator)538 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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FW-190 A-8 Restoration538 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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U-Boat Diorama (1/700)537 views
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Desert Patrol533 views
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What if the Presbyterian Church USA had a P-40? Otaki kit, 1/48532 views
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P-51B QP-L531 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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F-5B, photo recon P-38 made from the old 1/48 Monogram kit526 views
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P-47D-27-RE Thunderbolt #605, "OH JOHNNIE".526 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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