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Old 07-29-2019, 05:58 AM
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Post Kearby's P-47 - printed

Thanks Bruno. I really like to work on your designs and looks like I've got something new here...

I can't believe that it took me seven months! That's just ridiculous!
Yes, the long-awaited Kearby's P-47D-2-RE Thunderbolt is ready to build.
Pictures of the sheet in the attachments.
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Old 07-30-2019, 12:06 PM
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Here's the fuselage of this Thunderbolt.
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Old 07-30-2019, 04:56 PM
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Looks good Kacper. Good to get another SWPA type as well.
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Great looking Razorback, Kacper.


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Old 07-30-2019, 05:17 PM
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Very well done here Kacper. And very beautiful colors.
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Old 08-01-2019, 06:15 AM
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P-47D-2-RE Thunderbolt, 348th Fighter Group, Neel E. Kearby, New Guinea 1943

I've just finished my work on this P-47. Model was an old Bruno's design so I had to add some modifications like landing gear and the antenna.
Model will be available soon on the Ecardmodels.

What's more, I've got here some informations about history of this plane.



In October 1942, Neel E. Kearby took command of the new 348th Fighter Group with the rank of major. In June 1943, now a lieutenant colonel, Kearby would arrive in Australia with his fighter group after months of training on the P-47 Thunderbolt.

The 348th used the P-47's flight characteristics to their advantage. They used their turbo supercharged engines to fly at high altitude to the target and dove on the Japanese planes before firing their eight .50-caliber machine guns on the lightly armored enemy aircraft. Kearby opened his score on September 4, 1943 with a Mitsubishi G4M bomber and a Nakajima Ki-43, and followed this up ten days later by shooting down another twin-engined aircraft, a Mitsubishi Ki-46.
On September 23, he was promoted to full colonel.

Kearby flew an aircraft bearing the name "Fiery Ginger". All of his P-47D's – bore the names, "Fiery Ginger", "Fiery Ginger II", "Fiery Ginger III" and "Fiery Ginger IV". They were all named after his wife, Virginia.

On October 11, 1943, Kearby led four P-47s on a fighter sweep over the Japanese base at Wewak, and ran into 40 Japanese Army fighters. The ensuing combat lasted close to an hour, and when it was over, Kearby had shot down six enemy planes which includes, four Nakajima Ki-43s and two Kawasaki Ki-61s. Two other pilots had downed three Ki-61s between them for a total of nine Japanese fighters shot down without loss. This made Kearby the first P-47 ace of the Pacific Theater of Operations, and set a United States Army Air Forces record for most victories in a single mission. Upon hearing of this aerial victory, General George Kenney, head of Fifth Air Force in the Pacific, recommended Kearby for the Medal of Honor, which was presented to him by General Douglas MacArthur himself in January 1944.

Colonel Kearby was one of two U.S. fighter pilots to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while flying the P-47. The other was Raymond L. Knight.

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Another great Pacific War SWPA model, Kacper, and outstanding historical background information!

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Excellent work on both the model and historical background Kacper. Keep 'em coming!
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Magnificent! Another fabulous work Kacper, accompanied by his historical review. Very well done!
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Thanks.
Next model will be either a Japanese, Thai or Vichy France aircraft.
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