2Lt Joseph B Patton 90th FS (killed July, 15th 1944)

2Lt Joseph "Joe" Patton flew P-40N named "(the) Steamin Demon".

Cet agrandissement permet d'identifier le #79 "Steamin Demon" parmi l'alignement de P-40N-1 du 90thFS. Un témoignage affirmait que le nom porté par ce P-40N était "Screamin Demon" mais il s'agit bien de STEAMIN. Le crâne est barbouillé de gris sale (ou de rouge !) et le trait noir est moins épais que celui porté par le P-40N #76 "SNAG".

Here is the proof that the name was indeed "STEAMIN DEMON" (thanks to Mirek Karnik, from Rising Decals company !)

P-40N #79 again, taking-off (via Robin Adair)

P-40N #79 displayed the "Boxing Bunny" 90thFS emblem on her rudder.

Le "lapin boxeur" du 90th FS était visible sur le sommet de la dérive de certains P-40 et plus tard sous le cockpit de quelques P-47 de la 90éme Escadrille.

Joseph B Patton trouva la mort le 15 Juillet 44, lors du crash de son P-47D dans les Naga Hills. Joseph B Patton was killed when he tried to pull up to miss one of the Naga Hills and his P-47D stalled.

Another version of a painted "Sluggo" 90thFS bunny on a cloth patch.

You can watch "Steamin Demon" taking-off & Joe Patton, in this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC8U89uUEFI at 0.33

Vidéo YouTube montrant les 8 pilotes participant à la mission du 27 Mars 1944, dont Joe Patton & son "Steamin Demon"

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" ^^

(from a color video)

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.