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« on: June 10, 2010, 10:26:40 PM »
Very interesting early US fighter  :-ok
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2010, 10:32:35 AM »
wow  :-jump great project No.1 :-ok it's one of my favorite jet fighter the first squadron (1st Fighter Group) in the WWII had operating base at Lesina Airfield, Italy  :) :-wave
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2010, 10:45:05 AM »
Lesina or Fogia?
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2010, 01:56:33 PM »
Panel work complete :))
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2010, 02:57:40 PM »
American WW-II air ace Richard Bong was killed on August 6, 1945 in an early type P-80 at take off near Burbank, California. Flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning Bong shot down 40 Japanes planes .
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2010, 03:19:14 PM »
It is true, after that accident whole fleet of P-80 was grounded. Any image of the Bong plane?
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2010, 03:48:11 PM »
Could find noting! However, attached link gives an excellent overview of his life and the planes he flew: http://usfighter.tripod.com/bong.htm
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2010, 04:25:06 PM »
I also did not find info, not even register letters or serials of his final plane.
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2010, 06:25:39 PM »
Nuts and bolts :))
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2010, 08:59:42 PM »
Shadows ;)
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2010, 09:06:36 PM »
Quote from: No.1 on June 11, 2010, 10:45:05 AM
Lesina or Fogia?

lesina is a small town next to foggia
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2010, 09:16:55 PM »
Aha- thank you mate :-clap
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2010, 11:07:00 PM »
Mo' update...
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2010, 10:32:49 AM »
As you guess the current work stage mean to work much and to show almost nothing..
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Re: Shooting Star
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2010, 12:03:34 PM »
Cockpit interior...
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