{"id":1599681,"date":"2024-08-09T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1599681"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:19:48","slug":"mustangs-over-europe-review-of-markings-from-deluxe-set-70069","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2024\/08\/09\/mustangs-over-europe-review-of-markings-from-deluxe-set-70069\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustangs over Europe. Review of markings from Deluxe Set 70069"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord and the battles over Normandy and Western Europe, we have prepared a double model kit P-51B Mustang Deluxe Set with a great set of decals. For this set, we have selected both markings of famous aces, as well as interestingly decorated and marked machines of lesser-known pilots.<\/p>\n

This is a very cool set, and although there are two kits in it, there are many more markings provided and the choice can be difficult. To make it easier, I have put together a short overview of the kit aircraft with photos and brief descriptions.<\/p>\n

Don Gentile’s \u2018Shangri-La\u2019<\/h2>\n

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P-51B-7-NA Mustang s\/n 43-6913 “Shangri-La”, 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF, pilot Captain Don S. Gentile, USAAF Station 356 Debden, Great Britain, March 1944<\/strong><\/p>\n

The famous aircraft of the then-celebrity American pilot, who began his fighter career as a volunteer with the RAF in a Spitfire. He ended it in April 1944, as America’s most successful ace at the time, when he spectacularly crashed his aircraft in front of journalists from the world’s most important media gathered at the airfiled, only miraculously escaping with his life. We decided that our kit could not miss this marking!<\/p>\n

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Note the two variants of spinner colours visible in the photos and the red wheel rim.<\/p>\n

See more photos of the Don Gentile’s aeroplane:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.americanairmuseum.com\/archive\/person\/dominic-salvatore-gentile<\/a><\/p>\n

The Beauty from Iowa<\/h2>\n

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P-51B-15-NA Mustang s\/n 42-106950 “The Iowa Beaut”, 354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF USAAF, pilot 2nd Lieutenant Robert E. Hulderman, USAAF Station 122 Steeple Morden, Great Britain, July 1944<\/strong><\/p>\n

Very interesting paint job, well documented with clear colour photos. Interesting combination of natural metal, worn Olive Drab camouflage and fresh paint on upper surfaces where there were previously invasion bands.<\/p>\n

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Polish Ace of Aces’ personal mount<\/h2>\n

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Mustang Mk III FZ152 (North American P-51B-5-NA s\/n 43-6533), No. 133 Fighter Wing, pilot Wing Commander Stanis\u0142aw Skalski, RAF Coolham, Great Britain, Spring 1944<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This aircraft is described in detail in Wojtek Matusiak’s heavily illustrated Armastory – see link below:<\/p>\n

Stanis\u0142aw Skalski i jego Mustang III FZ152 „SS”<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n