Hey.
In my never ending search for interesting aviation-related stuff, I came upon a Russian website that collects various avaition and military history books. There, I found the following:
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Does anybody have a better quality version of this photo? It appears the plane is in overall aluminum paint with American 1943-pattern red-surround national markings.
I used Bablefish to translate the captions as best I could. It claims that the Buffalo was originally meant to be Lend-Leased to the Aussies but was taken over by the Yanks--Army or Navy, it doesn't say. It also doesn't say where the picture was taken, overseas or Stateside. It also claims to have been stripped down for some non-combat role. I can't see the serial number on the tail well enough to read it.
Any assistance would be helpful. I'm thinking of building it in 1/72nd.
Stephen "FPilot" Bierce/IPMS #35922 {Sig Quotes Removed on Request}