BARBC48001 1:48 BarracudaCals P-47 Thunderbolts Pt 1 #BC48001

"Boise Bee" P-47D-1-RE, serial number 42-7890. 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th Air Force. Flown by Lt. Duane Beeson. Based at Debden, England, January, 1944. Finished in Olive Drab and Neutral Gray. Note early cowl flaps style and Curtiss Electric narrow blade propeller.

"Wela Kahoe" P-47C-5-RE, serial number 41-6538. 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th Air Force. Shared by Capt. Bill Hollander and Capt. Stanley Anderson. Based at Debden, England, January, 1944. Finished in Olive Drab and Neutral Gray. Note early cowl flaps style, Curtiss Electric narrow blade propeller, and no wing pylons.

"Dallas Blond" P-47D (subtype unknown), serial unknown. 319th FS, 325th FG, 12th Air Force. Flown by Lt. Don Kerns. Lesina, Italy, early 1944. Wathered Olive Drab and Neutral Gray. Carried two Olive Drab painted P-38 drop tanks on wing racks. Note weathered Olive Drab finish with darker area on the nose (fuel staining or repainting?), Curtiss Electric narrow blade propeller with stencils but no prop logos, and lack of data block on fuselage under the windscreen.