Come back, Panther! We have cookies and Tuskegees!

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Epsillon

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Come back, Panther! We have cookies and Tuskegees! (Warbirdsim P-51C inside)

North American P-51C-10-NT, #42-103956 "Miss-Pelt" of 1Lt. Clarence "Lucky" Lester, 100th FS, Ramitelli, Italy, September 1944.
Lester, from Chicago, Illinois, acquired his nickname from his abilities at poker, but the name was fitting for his combat career as well; in 95 missions, his aeroplane was never so much as scratched by enemy fire. On 18 July, Lester used this fighter to destroy three Bf 109s in the Udine-Treviso area on a day when the group downed 11 enemy aircraft in total. The mustang had been purchased in part with $75, 000 raised by the students' teachers of the Sisters of Notre Dame's Alphonsius School in Chicago. After the war, Lester remained in the Air Force, earned a degree from Stanford University in international relations and served in the Pentagon until the Inner City Fund, a venture capital initiative aimed at financing urban businesses.

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Best regards,

Stephan
 
Excellent Stephan! And thank you for the history pertaining to the pilot and aircraft. Per fighter group, I believe the 332nd offers some of the most repaint possibilities for the P-51B/C, as the group was heavily structured on the particular type for quite some time.

Speaking of the 332nd, there have been some very rare photos posted on WIX, just yesterday, that can be seen at the following link:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=28000
 
I think it's going to take a little more that that!
Like maybe some PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH EGG NOG:friday:
30 proof if you please.........:rapture:
 
n147yt said:
I think it's going to take a little more that that!
Like maybe some PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH EGG NOG:friday:
30 proof if you please.........:rapture:
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that could work!
either that or i know where he lives and im moving in next door:gossip:
there goes the neighborhood
H
 
Henry said:
that could work!
either that or i know where he lives and im moving in next door:gossip:
there goes the neighborhood
H
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Reminds me of a movie...

'The British are coming! The British are coming!'

(or was that russians.. arrghh).


Panther.. You can always hold a 'Tea Party'.. ;)




............in Boston



Bill
 
Bomber_12th said:
Excellent Stephan! And thank you for the history pertaining to the pilot and aircraft. Per fighter group, I believe the 332nd offers some of the most repaint possibilities for the P-51B/C, as the group was heavily structured on the particular type for quite some time.

Speaking of the 332nd, there have been some very rare photos posted on WIX, just yesterday, that can be seen at the following link:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=28000
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Thanks a lot, Bomber!
You're right. There are many nice schemes and I plan to paint 2 or 3 new tuskegees in the next days.
Thanks for the link, the photos are great...

Warhawk1130 said:
Isn't that Captain Lee in that aircraft?
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Captain Lee Archer was flying the "Ina the Macon Belle"...

Regards,

Stephan
 
AND no CG9 either!? To quote, "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark!" No offense intended Huub or Cees.
 
max_thehitman said:
Thanks for posting that screenshot of the Redtail Mr.Epsillon.
Got any more?
This is what I did with it - A tribute image to the "Tuskegee" Pilot C. "Lucky" Lester.
Even tho he did not shoot down any Me-262, I thought it would be nice to add it to the
action image.
See the full image here...
http://www.screenshotworld.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9212&st=0#entry58532

Thanks for sharing some Redtails :ernae::woot:
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Stunning work, Max! :applause::applause::applause:
Thank you for sharing...
The photos at the bottom show more details than my original sources and give me the opportunity to create a more realistic version of this repaint in a few days.
I plan to create 2 or 3 more Tuskegees but I can try to create a special one for you if you want. Just send me pictures and I will see what I can do.
I have health problems and I can not use my right arm for a few days but it will get better after a little rest and with the help of petro-chemistry:costumes:

I'll be back on Photoshop soon!
Thanks again for this nice tribute...;)​

Best regards,​

Stephan​

PS: has you seen this one?​
 
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