A2A P-47D 4K-R "Rae" 2024-07-10

This folder contains a repaint for the A2A Wings of Power III P-47D Thunderbolt, representing P-47D-21 42-25569 4K-R 'The Blond Angel', the aircraft flown by Major Hal Shook, the C.O. of the 506th FS/404th FG. He finished the war with 105 combat flights. When the 404th first converted to P-47's, it received a number of brand new bare metal 22 models, but also a number of older C and D models, in OD paint. It was decided to concentrate those in one squadron and flipped a coin for the squadron. maj. Shook lost and consequently, the 506th FS started the war with the older, camouflaged aircraft and only received newer models later. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom, based on the paintkit by Martin Catney.