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Ginger Snap - 08/17/2007 06:06:20 AM
Hi There,
 
I found a picture of a F-5C called "Ginger Snap" with a pretty lady on the port side. As the picture is labelled as via Robert Astrella, I suppose that this A/C flew in the 7th PRG / 22nd P.R.S.
 
Does anyone know the serial number of this aircraft and if this S/N was painted on the vertical fins, or if only the last digits (3) were painted on the engine nacelles.
 
Thanks for your help
 
Renaud
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RE: Ginger Snap - 08/18/2007 05:02:15 AM
Roger Freeman had the serial as 42-67566 in which case 566 SHOULD  have been in white on the outer cowlings; they were usually painted out on the tails.
22 PS F-5s sometimes had the front spinner cones in the squadron colour white. The artwork is from the Jan. 1944 Vargas calendar which helps to date the photo.                                     Nick
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RE: Ginger Snap - 08/18/2007 05:09:04 AM
FANTASTIC !!!
 
Thanks so much Nick !
 
All the Best
 
Renaud
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RE: Ginger Snap - 08/18/2007 09:30:59 PM
I have:
s/n 42-67566 
c/n 222-2077  
F-5C-1-LO     
22nd Photo Recon Sqd 
7th Photo Recon Gp 
8AF 1 Dec 1944 Condemned to salvage
 
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RE: Ginger Snap - 08/21/2007 04:54:39 AM
Hi Terry,
 
Thanks for the info, I print message and send it to my friend who wants to build this F-5 in 1/48 scale.
 
All the Best,
 
Renaud

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