New 80th FG decals in 1/72 !

Thanks to RISING DECALS, here is a new sheet for your 1/72 P-40Ns !

Includes decals for 7 aircraft: P-40N-5 "White1", s/n 42-2105264, Col. Ivan E. McElroy, the 80th Fighter Group commander (from July 1943 to April 1944) P-40N-1 "White 15", s/n unknown, 1st Lt. Robert Gale, 88th FS, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, Assam, India, Spring 1944 P-40N-1 "White 44", s/n 42104590, "Lulu Belle", 2nd Lt. Philip R. Adair, 89th FS, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, Assam, India, Spring 1944 P-40N-1 "White 55", s/n unknown (210xxx2), 2nd Lt. Herbert H. Doughty, 89th FS, 80th FG, Sadiya, Assam, India, Spring 1944 P-40N-1 "White 60", s/n unknown, "The Rough Cobb", 2nd Lt. Philip R. Adair, 89th FS, 80th FG, Assam, India, 1944 P-40N-5 "White 65", s/n 42105233, "Butter Bean II", Maj. A. L. Evans, 89th FS, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, Assam, India, 1944 P-40N-1 "White 76", s/n unknown, "Shag", 90th FS, 80th FG, Moran, Assam, India, Spring 1944 *** NB:from the images on this blog or on the 80thFG Facebook page, it looks like the new info about #15 is incomplete (white broad stripe under this P-40N "chin") Also, name on P-40N #76 would be "SNAG" rather than "SHAG" ^^

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Happy 96th Birthday to Mr Dodd V Shepard !

Sorry for the long silence + lack of updates... Désolé pour le retard dans la mise à jour de ce blog ! Aujourd'hui, un des 2 pilotes survivants (à ma connaissance) du 89th FS fête ses 96 "étés" :)

Bon Anniversaire, Sir !

Thanks to his family for providing a new picture of Dodd sitting in a P-40N in India/Burma. Could be P-40N #62... Sadly, Dodd V Shepard passed away on March, 5, 2017...

The "Burma Banshees" website is back !

Thanks & Mercis to Robin Adair: le site web http://www.burmabanshees.com/ est de retour !

Good work, Robin ! Et toujours, la page Facebook du 80th Fighter Group !

2016

BONNE ANNÉE 2016 ! Une photo tirée de l'album de Sidney Johnson Miller III, transmise par sa fille: Merci, Marjo !! Le mécanicien vient de mettre ce P-40N sur le nez, lors d'un simple roulage au sol... On remarque le nom "The Rock" faiblement visible sur le capot. Ce P-40N-1 a déjà été aperçu portant le #10, dans l'article sur Bob Gale.

Thanks to Marjorie Warren (Sidney J Miller III's daughter), here is a new picture of P-40N 42-104577, named "The Rock". We had seen that P-40N before, flown by Bob Gale, over the Naga Hills (tail #10) This is his crew chief next to the pranged P-40N, at Lilibari (India) on Nov 9, 1943 and that P-40N was usually flown by Ralph W Thomas.

Mission du 27 Mars 1944

18 avions japonais furent abattus lors de cette mission.

18 japanese fighter & bomber planes were shot down, that day.

Hal Doughty's P-40N #55

Le P-40N de Hal Doughty se retrouve sur plusieurs photos de la collection Adair, reconnaissable à son crâne assez "rond" et aux étoiles peintes sur les flasques de roues.

Hal Doughty's P-40N #55 can be seen on some pics from the Adair collection. His P-40N had stars painted on the wheel hubs.

Here are the four 89thFS + four 90thFS P-40Ns involved in the March,27 mission.

Bad news...

Roy Michael "Mike" McReynolds, son of Burma Banshee Lt. Raymond B. Mc Reynolds, suddenly passed away on Oct.5.

We had been exchanging some infos about his father in the past months. His father's P-40N was #51, according to at least one report. He flew P-40N 42-105961 on Feb. 21, and 42-104583 on the Mar.27, 1944 mission; then shared P-40N 42-104592 with Bob Bell. His P-40 was named "June" after his wife (LaJune).

Obituary can be found here: http://www.fohnfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3343725&fh_id=10698