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Re: Ferocious Frankie

Posted by Jason Webb on Fri Apr 12, 2002 03:14:11 AM

In reply top Ferocious Frankie posted by Joe S on Fri Apr 12, 2002 01:35:00 AM

Having worked with the OFMC on Ferocious, with Steve Gotts the 361st FG Historian, I can say that the OFMC scheme is based upon how the aircraft would have looked in mid-August 1944 when the groups aircraft would have retained the OD camouflage and the extended yellow nose would have just been added.

Some 'artistic liscence' has been used but on the whole it is a good representation of how the group's aircraft would have looked in mid August 1944.

The photo I think you are referring to would have been taken in late June or early July 1944.

I hope this helps.

Jason

: Open Question,
:
: Does anyone have access to a photograph of the P-51D in wa
: rtime that is the pattern for Ferocious Frankie? I have a
: fine color WWII air to air in the William Grant book on M
: ustangs and it looks very different fromn the OFMC interpr
: etation. Did they retain the yellow nose for sponsorship
: purposes?
:
: Why was it painted in this way?

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