P-51D "The Flying Undertaker"
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28 1 February, 16:04
Chilly BillyWilliam Shomo is a local hero. He was born in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. I live near both locations. After the war, one of his assignments was in command of the 54th Fighter Interceptor Group at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. The Flying Undertaker is a popular color scheme among modelers here in western PA.
3 8 June, 18:16
Chilly BillyLooking good! I'm glad to see you didn't make the mistake of building The Flying Undertaker as an F-6D. (There is at least one decal printer who made that error.) It was a standard P-51D-20-NA. Snooks the 5th, serial number 44-14841, was the aircraft in which Shomo flew on his Medal of Honor action and it was an F-6D. He was assigned 44-72505 when his unit moved to a new base and that is the one painted as The Flying Undertaker.
2 1 July, 14:56
Andrew AuthorChilly Billy. Thx. I checked some books and photos of this plane. Pictures are clearly and I never thought to build "The Flying Undertaker " as F-6D 🙂
1 July, 17:35
Chilly BillyThat's good. Some modelers would go with incorrect source material. Looking forward to seeing both of your Shomo Mustangs.
1 1 July, 18:10
Andrew AuthorI built one "Snooks 5th" in 1/72nd scale.
F-6D "Snooks 5th" | Album by Andy_W (1:72)
1 July, 18:58
