Guys: I noticed on the list that the 56th Fighter Group evolved to the 4th FG in 1946. Would a plane from the 56th FG count as a 4th FG plane? Any help would be appreciated. BTW, I am doing Don Gentiles' P51B that he flipped over and was grounded. Would be happy to also do a P47 if the 56th FG qualifies. Thanks Woody G.
I don't know anything about their schemes but I think as long as it was something they would have in '46 that would be in the spirit of the contest. Would be interested in others thoughts.
Woody,
One of my books has the 4th reactivating at Selfridge AFB in Sept 1946 with 11 of the 56th's P-47Ns and leaving for Andrews AFB in May '47, so yeah, you could claim a 56th P-47N and a 4th FG plane. They were painted like this one (http://img.wp.scn.ru/camms/ar/350/pics/3_109.jpg), but should also have had "PE" as part of the buzz numbers on the fuselage and should have had serial numbers on the tail. Known 4th P-47Ns: 488757 (PE-757) with serials lighter (maybe yellow?) than tail color and 488680 (PE-680) with black serial numbers and a black 80 on the cowling, partly overpainted by the red chevron. We were going from B&W photos and the serials on 757 were lighter than the background color, so not 100% sure of the colors of the serials.
HTH.
Ben