FDG2_P-51B_Pisanos
P-51B, 334th FS, 4th FG, of Capt. Spiros N "Steve The Greek" Pisanos, early 1944. Colonel Steve N. Pisanos Born in Athens, Greece, Spiro Nicolas "Steve" Pisanos came to America on a tramp steamer. Arriving in New York in 1938 speaking no English, he worked in a bakery and hotels to earn money for flying lessons. Prior to America's entry into World War II, he joind the Royal Air Force, was trained in California and England and eventually assigned to the 71st Eagle Squadron, comprised of American volunteers. Transferred to the USAAF 4th Fighter Group in September, 1942, he was commissioned a Lieutenant and became an American citizen, the first ever to become such outside the continental U.S. He became an Ace on January 1, 1944. On March 5, 1944, his P-51 crash-landed south of Le Havre, France while returning from an escort mission. He evaded the Germans for 6 months and worked with the French underground and the OSS on sabotaging missions. Following the war he served as a test pilot and in assignments with NATO and the USAF in Europe, followed by a tour in Vietnam and retirement as a Colonel in 1973. Repaint of FDGv2's P51-B. This is just the repainted skin. You need to have the original P-51B available from http://www.sim-outhouse.com Gil Shaw. (cobrauk).
P-51B, 334th FS, 4th FG, of Capt. Spiros N "Steve The Greek" Pisanos, early 1944. Colonel Steve N. Pisanos Born in Athens, Greece, Spiro Nicolas "Steve" Pisanos came to America on a tramp steamer. Arriving in New York in 1938 speaking no English, he worked in a bakery and hotels to earn money for flying lessons. Prior to America's entry into World War II, he joind the Royal Air Force, was trained in California and England and eventually assigned to the 71st Eagle Squadron, comprised of American volunteers. Transferred to the USAAF 4th Fighter Group in September, 1942, he was commissioned a Lieutenant and became an American citizen, the first ever to become such outside the continental U.S. He became an Ace on January 1, 1944. On March 5, 1944, his P-51 crash-landed south of Le Havre, France while returning from an escort mission. He evaded the Germans for 6 months and worked with the French underground and the OSS on sabotaging missions. Following the war he served as a test pilot and in assignments with NATO and the USAF in Europe, followed by a tour in Vietnam and retirement as a Colonel in 1973. Repaint of FDGv2's P51-B. This is just the repainted skin. You need to have the original P-51B available from http://www.sim-outhouse.com Gil Shaw. (cobrauk).
