Interesting shots, thanks 🙂
Hmmm… it does seem to lack the USAAF striping on the rudder, but it’s really hard to tell.
I found this link today and thougt I’d stick it in:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_200001/ai_n8884926
Less drag per chance?
I wouldn’t think so! A blunt backside gives a lot of turbulent air, i.e. drag.
If it is indeed used for napalm attacks, perhaps it makes the tank tumble more upon release, mixing the contents? Or perhaps it allows for more accurate napalm drops? (more drag/tumbling = less “floating” = more accurate placement of napalm tank on target)
AFP Brisbane co-ordinator for Economic and Special Operations Greg Harrigan said the planes alone were estimated to be worth more than $3.5 million.
$3.5 million and the rest! 😮
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Oh fun fun 🙂
Those parts should be from some kind of late-WW2 twin…
It is not:
B-25
B-26
F7F
P-61
PV-1
My best guess at this point is an A-26 Invader (the first item at least), but I can’t find proper pictures to confirm.
Reading your topic’s title made my heart jump for a second, as I was expecting to read a crash report! 😮
It’s a pity indeed, but I am kinda relieved now! :rolleyes:
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Thanks for the help, folks! 🙂
Thanks! Glad you like it 🙂
You got a very sharp eye for detail by the way!
Thanks!! 🙂
Ah interesting! 🙂
PS. Do you know if any Razorback Thunderbolts found their way to Latin America?
Very nice pictures, guys!
I am still waiting for my Latin American Air Wars & Aircraft book which was supposedly released a month ago. Again Ian Allan let me down… 🙁
The key thing here is that the P-51 has been accurately reproduced
I totally agree with you there – Wade did a great job on the ‘Stang – as usual. So few artists get the shape of the Mustang nailed. While creating my own Mustang artwork I found out just how tricky the shapes of this machine are. Lots of very subtle curves everywhere. Wade is one of those artists that manages to combine meticulous subject accuracy with a pleasing overall picture.
That pic is from a website about Duxford – well spotted 🙂
Yes the dust thing works well. I’d even stretch it further back, keeping it a fairly thin line till behind the rudder, then kick it up. Imagine the airflow over the wing (the pattern exhaust stains make) and pull it through till it hits the runway. There would be a good point to swirl up the dust, I think.