johndetrick
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Two new repaints of Manfred Jahn's C-47. The first is an R4D-6 assigned to MCAS Quantico circa 1958.
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
USMC repaints of Manfred Jahn's C-47
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johndetrick
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The second is a C-47J assigned H&MS 32 MCAS Beaufort SC circa 1967
johndetrick
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Soon, trying to work on a better panel. There's going to be a bare metal 1950 livery as well.
johndetrick
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Doing my best to increase the proper representation of the Corps. There's too much air force and navy stuff around!!!!!!! SEMPER FI!!!!
Ain't that the truth!
Meanwhile... (from http://www.mojave.ca.us/museum/photos.htm)
R4D BuNo. 17124 at MCAAS Mojave on a rare snowy day in 1958. Photo courtesy of GySgt B.M Rebenstorf; collection of Cathy Hansen.
Anybody (of the " I can actually model these things" crew) getting any ideas?
(I don't know why they had a zoomie in the color guard, at the 1958 MCAAS decommissioning, but it must've be a whole lot more windy where he was standing...)
Closing ceremony at MCAAS Yuma, marking the change of command and transfer of the USMC assets from Mojave to Yuma, January 1959. Courtesy of Mrs. J.E. Hallilwill and GySgt B.M. Rebenstorf; collection of Cathy Hansen.
johndetrick
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I wish someone would build the R4D-8
Me too, That's what we had at MCAS Beaufort when I was there. was at Cherry Point with MAG 32 and in 1957 Beaufort was reactivated and the group moved down there, that was my stateside duty station for the rest of my srevice time retiring from there in 1973. a MasterSgt was the main pilot of it if I remember right.
HvyEng
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They look great! I'm looking forward to flying them, Thanks!
On another note.....
Hey now, you wouldn't want a zoomie to remind a valiant Marine of the proper position of a service flag at "Present Arms" would you? It looks to me that the USAF Flag is correctly dipped forward; your Marine needs to work on his "perpendicular to the deck at all times" interpretation. I would bring up the officers salute, but all you have to do is mention a certain USAF LtCol. with backwards epaulets and it kind of loses the punch.
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On another note.....
(I don't know why they had a zoomie in the color guard, at the 1958 MCAAS decommissioning, but it must've be a whole lot more windy where he was standing...)
Closing ceremony at MCAAS Yuma, marking the change of command and transfer of the USMC assets from Mojave to Yuma, January 1959. Courtesy of Mrs. J.E. Hallilwill and GySgt B.M. Rebenstorf; collection of Cathy Hansen.
Hey now, you wouldn't want a zoomie to remind a valiant Marine of the proper position of a service flag at "Present Arms" would you? It looks to me that the USAF Flag is correctly dipped forward; your Marine needs to work on his "perpendicular to the deck at all times" interpretation. I would bring up the officers salute, but all you have to do is mention a certain USAF LtCol. with backwards epaulets and it kind of loses the punch.
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On another note.....
Hey now, you wouldn't want a zoomie to remind a valiant Marine of the proper position of a service flag at "Present Arms" would you? It looks to me that the USAF Flag is correctly dipped forward; your Marine needs to work on his "perpendicular to the deck at all times" interpretation. I would bring up the officers salute, but all you have to do is mention a certain USAF LtCol. with backwards epaulets and it kind of loses the punch.
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--Dan :salute:<o
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It wasn't the about service flag being properly dipped, it was that your guy is listing 5 degrees to port (that'd be his left side)!
johndetrick
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Ok Here's the bare metal version circa 1949, this one was assigned to FMFATL (The Jarheads will know what this stands for). It sports the short lived scarlet fin flash with USMARINES lettered in it. Extra points to the person who identifies the airport it's flying over in the last shot. I'll upload real soon.
johndetrick
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I'll include a new panel for this. It's not as good as I would like, but until someone modifies the model with a real workable panel this is as good as I can do. I've modified my aircraft with the correct four tank mod and reworked the bitmap for the vc to reflect this. Each aircraft will also display the correct BuNo in the vc.
MCAS Cherry Point, NC