Decals:
The
sheet contains decals for fourteen Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, six Mexican Expeditionary Air Force / Fuerza Aérea Expedicionaria
Mexicana (FAEM) “Bubble” canopy P-47D’s serving with the 201st Fighter Squadron (FS) Escuadrón 201, 5th Fighter Group (FG), two FAEM
P-47D’s serving with the Aeronautical
Training Group / Grupo de Perfeccionamiento
de Aeronáutica, an United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47D serving with the 41st
FS, 35th FG loaned to the FAEM, three FAEM “Razorback” P-47D’s serving with the
201st FS, 5th FG and a USAAF P-47N serving with the 464th FS, 507th FG loaned
to the FAEM.
Includes:
Black
bureau numbers for the tail surfaces; Small
Black aircraft codes for the nose surfaces; Larger
Black aircraft codes for the fuselage of the two Grupo de Perfeccionamiento de Aeronáutica
P-47’s and the 507th FG P-47. One
or two part art work of a cartoon baby character in a bowler hat carrying a
weapon for the 507th FG P-47. 507th
FG aircraft markings in the form of
Insignia Blue diagonal bands to be
placed on Yellow painted tail
surfaces; Spanish
text in Yellow and White e.g.
201 ESCUADRON MEXICANO ISLAS FILIPINAS, for placing on the ordnance carried on
the wing pylons. Red, White and Green
vertically banded rudder decals and a set of Stars
and Bars for the fuselage and the upper
and lower wing surfaces in the opposite locations to the Mexican national wing
surface insignia for the FAEM P-47’s.
Black
Codes within a White Bar for the
tail surfaces of a FAEM P-47, and Yellow
Codes within a Medium Blue bar for the
tail surfaces of the 35th FG P-47. Fantastic Nose Art in the form of Black
“Lil Meaties MEAT CHOPPER” titles,
alongside , and Black edged in Yellow
“ME DARLIN” titles for the 35th FG P-47. Aircraft
Markings for the FAEM “Bubble” canopy P-47’s in the form of Red
and two styles of Black stripes to edge
the scallops on the nose surfaces and a number of Thin
White stripes to edge the Black Philippines
theatre ID bands on the fuselage and wing surfaces. 35th FG aircraft markings
in the form of Red and White
horizontal bars edged on the right by a narrow
vertical Insignia Blue bar for the
rudder surfaces.
Aircraft
Markings for the FAEM “Razorback” P-47’s in the form of Wide
Insignia Blue and Red bars for the
nose, the later has been “weathered”, and Red and White horizontal bars edged
on the right by a narrow vertical Insignia Blue bar for the rudder surfaces.
Several
styles of mission and victory
markings over Japanese aircraft, Black
pilot names, Black
crew chief and Ground
crew names, Red,
White and Green banded propeller tip
markings
One
complete set of comprehensive data/stencils
including data blocks, Red
NO STEP blocks for the wing roots, Black
data blocks, CANOPY
RELEASE, JACK HERE, NO STEP, NO PUSH, Black stripes
indicating a kick STEP etc.; two
part Mexican national insignia for the
upper and lower wing surfaces.
There
are sufficient decals to complete one of the eleven P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft
from the sheet in full, others using kit Stars and Bars and data/stencils.
Colors:
All the
P-47’s are finished in natural metal overall.
The FAEM
‘Bubble’ canopy P-47’s have White noses edged by the Black or Red scalloped
lines, provided as decals on the sheet, bar one with a Red nose. The 35th FG
P-47 has a Yellow nose edged by Black scalloped lines. The Grupo de Perfeccionamiento de
Aeronáutica P-47’s have White noses.
One of the FAEM ‘Razorback’
P-47’s has an Insignia Blue cowl ring against which the Insignia Blue bar,
supplied as decal, is placed.
The
507th FG P-47N has a Yellow tail and rear fuselage section. All the P-47’s bar
the two Grupo de Perfeccionamiento
de Aeronáutica P-47’s and 507th FG P-47N have the
wide Black Philippines theatre ID bands on the fuselage and wing surfaces.
Also
includes a very detailed double sided A4 black and white placement guide
showing side, upper and lower profiles and black and white images of the actual
aircraft and a second double sided A5 black and white data/stencil guide.
Decals
for fourteen P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft - click the
highlighted, links above and below, for images of the actual aircraft or
similar:
2. P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt, 443372I, I, Capt R Gaxiola Andrade, Commanding Officer, Escuadrón
201, 5th FG, early Aug 1945, FAEM
3. P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt, 4433737, 2I, | |*|
| Escuadrón 201, 5th FG, early Aug 1945,
FAEM▐▌
4. P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt, 4433722,
1st Lt R Pérez Gallardo, Escuadrón
201, 5th FG, Formosa, 8th Aug 1945, FAEM
5. P-47D-30-RA Thunderbolt, 44337I0, * Escuadrón 201, 5th FG, Aug 1945, FAEM▐▌
6. P-47D-28-RA Thunderbolt, 4229432, I7, RI7,
1st Lt J Martínez Valle, Grupo de Perfeccionamiento
de Aeronáutica, Isla de Padre, Texas, 15th March 1945
11. P-47D-21-RE
Thunderbolt, 42254I2, 2nd Lt D Cerón Bedolla, Escuadrón 201, 5th FG, Porac, Philippines, 1945, FAEM
12. P-47D-16-RA
Thunderbolt, 4275894, 1st Lt C Garduño Núñez, Escuadrón 201, 5th FG,
17th June 1945, FAEM