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Here's a preview of a new decal sheet from Zotz
Decals featuring 3 different P-47s. Both of these planes feature
sexy artwork. There are some research details that are being sorted out
before these sheets go to the printers......but here's a look at them so far.
- The first is P-47N-1-RE "Short Snorter/2 Big
And Too Heavy" flown by Joe Heffernan the 333rd FS, 318th FG, leShima,
Ryukyu Islands in April of 1945. This aircraft
includes sexy noseart of a nude brunette.
Corrections provided by Mr.
Norris Graser
- 2 Big/Short Snorter: 2
big and the serial are correct but after a LOT of research and talking to
many pilots from the 333rd it appears that Short Snorter was applied later
AFTER the black yellow zebra stripes were added in June 1945 . As
far as I know, there NEVER was a Joe Heffernan assigned to this
plane. The name Heffernan doesn’t appear on any WW II crew list
published for the 333rd FS or 318th FG that I have seen.
- Also, the number 21 would not
be on this P-47 when utilizing the yellow half vertical
color scheme. 333rd P-47 Ns did not have numbers other then the
serial on the tail when using this early squadron scheme.
After going to the zebra striped tails they then applied numbers and
21 would be correct. If they did have numbers 9 and they didn’t) ,
they would not be in the 1-49 numbers range as those numbers were
assigned to the 19th FS/318th FG when the early vertical color schemes
were in use. The 1 through 49 numbers were reassigned to the 333rd only
after they repainted in the yellow/black zebra tail
scheme.
- The second is P-47N-2-RE "Chautauqua" flown by
Lt. Schmitt, named after his NY home town, with the 463rd FS 507th FG,
le Shima, April 1945.
This aircraft includes sexy noseart of a nude lady with full native American
head dress.
Correction note provided by Mr.
Norris Graser
- 507th planes did not have a triangle on
the stabilizers- either side. JUST on both sides of the vertical.
This decal sheet will be
available in the near future and prices will be announced at that time.
Steve
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