You are doing an outstanding job on this model, Mor. It is a pleasure to see your work.
Since you have clearly been doing research on the aircraft, I wonder if you can clear up something that is confusing me.
The tail number of the model is 21142 (42-1142), a number that was actually assigned to a DeHavilland Canada-built PT-24-DH Tiger Moth assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force as CF-CVZ (
1942 USAAF Serial Numbers (42-001 to 42-30031)).
The name of the Flymodel aircraft is "Little Sir Echo." There WAS at least one P-39 named "Little Sir Echo," but it was a P-39N-5-BE, serial 42-19027 assigned to 5th Air Force, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron and flown by pilot Lyndall Tate. In accordance with 5th Air Force marking conventions, the aircraft had a white (not yellow) tail, nose ring, spinner, and wing leading edges.
The aircraft survived the war and is on display at the Planes of Fame Museum (
Bell P-39 Airacobra - A Warbirds Resource Group Site).
Was there another aircraft with the same name and with the serial 21142 and yellow markings? Or do you think Flymodel has presented us with a notional (albeit very pretty) airplane?
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircra.../42-19027.html
Don