F 105d memphis belle ii

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You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Though I should have sprayed the tan over the entire plane. Here's a few shots using elmers orange stuff and tape for masking:. I hadn't heard if it. Your plan seems right. I'd only add that as you add colors, rather than layer them; mask the edges of each color one at a time, with very minimum overlap. Otherwise you'll end up with four layers of paint in the darkest areas.

Then you'll be faced with the choice of whether your coats are opaque and thick, or translucent and thin. Keavdog, your C really looks good. The camo came out very nice. What kit is that? Morrison, thanks for the heads-up on the paint.

At 6 or 8 psi, it can spray a very fine line but like keavdog showed, maybe masking is the better way to go. Our community is FREE to join.

To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login or Register. COM Enter keywords or a search phrase below: Search. Order Ascending Order Descending. Posted by fotofrank on Thursday, June 27, PM. On the bench: Way too much to build in one lifetime Posted by goldhammer on Thursday, June 27, PM. The F now gained a reputation for something else: toughness, a Republic hallmark.

If nothing else, Thud pilots no longer burdened with bombs could simply elect to head home at Mach 2 and two thousand feet, outdistancing any MiG defenders. If the Thud had any weakness, it was its hydraulic system, which was found to be extremely vulnerable to damage.

However, it was likely more due to poor tactics and the restrictive Rules of Engagement, which sent Fs into battle on predictable routes, unable to return fire on SAM sites until missiles were launched at them, and their F-4 escorts hamstrung by being forced to wait until MiGs were on attack runs before the MiGs could be engaged.

The tropical climate also took a toll on man and machine, with the end result that Fs were lost over Vietnam, nearly half of all Thuds ever produced and the highest loss rate of any USAF aircraft.

An improved all-weather bombing system, Thunderstick II, was given to a few of the FD survivors, but this was not used operationally. The Thud soldiered on another decade in Air National Guard and Reserve units until February , when the type was finally retired in favor of the F, and its spiritual successor, the A Thunderbolt II.

Jones might have been trying to get some good luck on his side: after all, the first "Memphis Belle" made it home. If so, it worked: "Memphis Belle II" survived three years of combat over Southeast Asia, and became not only one of the few Fs to score an aerial kill, it did so twice: first on 28 April , and then two days later on 30 April, with Maj.