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B-25 perhaps a pair
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:53 am
by LyleW
This will be the primary focus - Betty's Dream. I believe this one accompanied the Japanese surrender delegations on their trip to the Philippines and back to Japan. This kit comes with the solid nose....it had better.
Decals
And, if I get to feeling too frisky, this one may jump into the fray. I already had this one. Had to buy the one above. Yellow cowl rings okay?
Re: B-25 perhaps a pair
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:38 am
by Medicman71
Nice! Just be warned, that Revell one is a beast. I have one sitting on the shelf of doom that may never make it back.
Re: B-25 perhaps a pair
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:49 am
by LyleW
Yeah, seem to be a “few” fit issues. We shall see...
Re: B-25 perhaps a pair
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:19 am
by LyleW
From the kit write-up on Aviation Megastore....
"She was one of two B-25 Mitchells sent to rendezvous with an official Japanese surrender delegation which was flying from a base in Japan and to escort the aircraft to the US airfield at Le Shima, on the island of Okinawa. The Japanese officials were flying in two G4M2 'Betty' bombers, which had been hastily overpainted in a distinctive white scheme, with their national insignia replaced by green crosses, intended to avoid being shot down by US forces.
Once the Japanese officials arrived at Le Shima, they were transferred to a USAF C-54 transport aircraft and flown to Manila, where representatives of the victorious Allied nations were waiting to formalise the terms of the Japanese Empire's surrender. "