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As Fred says:
"This Hasegawa 1/48 P-40E model is built as the mount of Gen. Claire Chennault's son Maj John S. Chennault, first commander of 343rd Fighter Group (three fighter squadrons, the 11th, 18th, and the 54th; later the 344th arrived in October) 11 Sept 1942 until 16 Nov 1942, in the Aleutians. I have an affinity for Gen. Chennault's history and the American Volunteer Group, the legensary "Flying Tigers", and especially for the P-40. This is my ongoing effort to honor him, them, and it, and all who flew it.
Maj. Chennault, to honor his dad and the AVG, came up with the remarkable "Aleutian Tiger" nose art, displayed on several P-40s. I believe Revell's 1/32 P-40 of this plane was one of my first 5 models I ever built.
My trials and tribulations building this model are documented here"
All the best
Rowan
