Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Herschel Green, Celone, Italy, 1944,

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Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA33804

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Diecast Model

USAAF 325th FG, 317th FS Checkertails, "11", Herschel Green, Celone, Italy, 1944 1:72scale

For the adult Collector. No longer produced

The Mediterranean based 325th Fighter Group was the only P-47 group within the strategic Fifteenth Air Force. A major force within was the outstanding and popular fighter leader, Herschel 'Herky' Green, who was not only the ranking P-47 ace in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations (MTO) but also the AAF's top scoring pilot-in-theatre. Green commanded the 317th FS from March through September 1944. This particular aircraft was his personal mount and like all his aircraft was numbered 11 and lacked embellishment other than 'ace' on the nose. The inspiration for this design was a Vargas calendar cowgirl, a very popular 'model' for aircraft nose art during the war. Periodically he was obliged to fly other aircraft if his was under repair and in one such P-47, 'Star of Altoona', he downed six aircraft on 30th January 1944. His final tally stood at 18 destroyed, 1 probable and 6 damaged.

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