This is the excellent Special Hobby P-40E Warhawk kit with markings from DK Decals Aleutian Planes sheet 72030. The aircraft is one of those assigned to the 11th Fighter Squadron 343rd Fighter Group seen at Adak, Alaska in the Summer of 1943. I added some detail to the cockpit and installed the canvas dust covers in the wheelwells using masking tape but other than that did very little to the kit. The P-40s in the Aleutians suffered an extreme amount of paint wear at the wing roots. One problem with the camouflage is this particular aircraft did not have the Medium Green spots on the upper surface, an error on my part.
More completed P-40s here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2020/07/02/special-hobby-curtiss-p-40k-1-warhawk-of-1lt-robert-overcash-in-1-72-scale/
A little known part of history… This is the first post on a long series of publishing Clarence Simonsen’s research on the Internet. No publishers were interested. In 2016 I told Clarence I could create a blog where his research could be read by people interested.
https://clarencesimonsen.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/first-steps-to-tokyo/
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Yes! There are RCAF aircraft mixed in with US types in several Aleutian photographs, it would make for an interesting diorama.
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These were unsung heroes in such a climate.
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Interesting booklet shared by Clarence Simonsen. That was his first shared research.
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Very nice, Jeff! 🙂 I always think P-40s have a lot of character!
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You have to love the P-40! They were my first “favorite aircraft”, now there are so many.
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I’m with you boys ,a top plane , and well painted as always!
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Jeff, the RCAF borrowed 20 P-40K’s from the 11th AF for Aleutian missions.
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