The
second aircraft is a P-36A with the Air Material Division at Wright
Field O. in 1940. The paint scheme is a bare metal pre-war scheme with a
bronze green anti-glare panel in front of the windscreen and red, white
and blue striped tail and rudder. There is a "Wright"
"logo" on the side of the fuselage. Code #'s on the tail
are "12 MD" and there is a small black 12 on the side of the
engine cowling.
The
third aircraft is a P-36A with the 46th Pursuit Squadron, 15th
Pursuit Group flown by Lt. Phil Rasmussen Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941. The
paint scheme is a bare metal pre-war scheme with a bronze green anti-glare
panel in front of the windscreen and red, white and blue striped tail and
rudder. There is a bug black #86 on the side of the fuselage.
Code #'s on the tail are "48 15P". Lt. Phil Rasmussen took
off with 4 other pilots during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec
7 1941. Lt. Phil Rasmussen was still wearing his pajamas when he
took on on that famous morning. He was credited with one kill
against the huge Japanese force, but his airplane sustained over 500 holes
for his heroic efforts against over whelming odds.
The
decals were flawlessly printed and in perfect registration. The instructions are
clear and include colour drawings to assist in decal placement
as well as having the specific colours listed to aid in the painting
process. There is also 1 and 1/2 pages of text including information about
all three aircraft.
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