First, the famous Cripes A'Mighty P-51 D Mustang flown by George Preddy. He went on to fly two other Cripes A' Mighty Mustangs; Cripes A' Mighty 2nd and Cripes A' Mighty 3rd.
This is the Tamiya kit using aftermarket decals of Preddy's Mustang
Copied from the Two Bobs decal set I had acquired a few years ago:
This jet was painted to commemorate the last ever reunion of the 352nd Fighter Group
Cripes A' Mighty was the famous P-51 that was flown by Maj. George Preddy in WW2. He ended up being the top. Mustang Ace of the war with 26.83 confirmed kills.
Maj. Preddy was killed on Christmas Day, 1944 while chasing a FW-190 at treetop level for his 3rd kill of the day. Ironically, he was hit by friendly ground fire.
The 149th Fighter Squadron of the 192nd Fighter Wing of the Virginia ANG obesity lineage to the fine airmen of the "Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney"
The Cripes A' Mighty Commemorative Viper
Side by side shots
The Cripes A' Mighty Viper is devoid of all stencils on this commemorative jet.
I do have decals for a 1/32 Cripes A' Mighty Viper kit if anyone is interested in them.
Great looking models! 