Airwar over Austria...1/48 North American P-51D Mustang, 2ndFS/52ndFG, "Yellow Tails", 15th AF
23/2021
My dad´s next 15th AF pony, after the Tuskegee one.
Tamiya kit with Aeromaster decals. Did some minor filling and removing to get a D-5 model. Also filled the wing panel lines, like on the original. Painted with AK Xtreme Metal Color Aluminium. All the yellow trim is painted, the black stripes are decals. Added some fuel lines between drop tanks and wings with lead wire. Antenna wire done with EZ Line. Eduard seatbelts used.
Build thread here
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235098060-airwar-over-austria148-north-american-p-51d-mustang-2ndfs52ndfg-yellow-tails-15th-af/
The model shows the P-51 of Korean-American Fred F. Ohr, serving with the 2nd FS 52nd FG, stationed in Italy 1944.
He was credited with the destruction of 6 aircraft in the air and 17 on the ground.
Ohr was born on July 15, 1919 in Oregon to Korean immigrants Wanda and Wan Ju, and grew up on a farm in the Boise, Idaho basin. Out of high school he joined the military in 1938 but was not on the path to becoming a pilot until inadvertently participating in a pilot examination in 1940.
In fall 1942 he deployed with the 68th Material Service Squadron to Britain. He served as a ground crew member in Tunisia, seeing action as his airbase was overrun. Afterwards, Ohr flew until November 1944 with the 2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group, ending his tour as the squadron's commanding officer. He received numerous decorations including the Silver Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal with 18 Oak Leaf Clusters. He received a citation for his escort action during Operation Tidal Wave in 1943, when he and his unit intercepted three enemy fighters preparing to attack Allied bombers over a target area. He shot down one aircraft during the mission.
After the war, Ohr became a dental surgeon in Chicago. He practiced dentistry until his retirement in 2005.
Another Spreitzhofer masterpiece!
Thanks for the Ohr story!
Another great result, Reinhard @grimreaper
Thanks for sharing the background information.
Paint-work is terrific, Reinhard (@grimreaper). Natural metal with the yellow tail looks very cool.
Clean, crisp and colorful. Well done.
Very nice work Reini! Your dad is knocking them out of the park! That may be my favorite of his builds. ?
That is really beautiful! That scheme is a stand-out. Love it.
Beautiful looking Mustang!
Love it, great Mustang.
Looks great!
Great build.
Just plain beautiful, Reinhard, and in my favourite colour scheme too! The Tamiya quality still shows; sharp & precise. Still have several to build.