Îáçîð äåêàëè Cutting Edge 1/48 F-105 Fancy Girls Part 3

Äåêàëü

Êà÷åñòâî ïå÷àòè äåêàëè è åå öâåòà íå âûçûâàþò âîïðîñîâ. Äåêàëü ñîäåðæèò 4 âàðèàíòà îêðàñêè â 48-ì ìàñøòàáå è îäèí áîíóñíûé âàðèàíò Pussy Galore I â 72-ì ìàñøòàáå. Äåêàëü áûëà âûïóùåíà â 2002 ãîäó.

Âàðèàíòû

F-105D-31-RE “Pussy Galore I”, FH-357/62-4357, c/n D-555, 80 TFS, Captain Vic Vizcarra

Ñàìîëåò áûë ñáèò íàä Ñåâåðíûì Âüåòíàìîì â ðàéîíå Khe Ve Vinh ïðè âûëåòå ñ Takhli RTAFB 10 àïðåëÿ 1967 ã. Ïèëîò Major John Francis O'Grady êàòàïóëüòèðîâàëñÿ è áûë óáèò íà çåìëå. Íà ìîìåíò ãèáåëè ñàìîëåò ïðèíàäëåæàë 357th TFS, 355th TFW, â ñîñòàâ êîòîðîé áûë ïåðåâåäåí â 1967 ã.
Ïîêà î ïðàâäèâîñòè äàííîé îêðàñêè ñàìîëåòà ñëîæíî ñóäèòü, òàê êàê íåò ôîòîãðàôèé äàííîãî ñàìîëåòà.

F-105D-15-RE “Keep‘em flyin”, 61-086, c/n D-281, 192 TFG, 149 TFS, Virginia Air National Guard, 1978

 1968-1969 ãã. íàõîäèëñÿ â ñîñòàâå 44th TFS (388th TFW), à â 1968-1969 ãã. - 44th TFS (355th TFW). Ñ 1975 ïî 1981 ã. ñàìîëåò íàõîäèëñÿ â ñîñòàâå 192 TFG 149 TFS Virginia Air National Guard. 24 ñåíòÿáðÿ 1981 ã. ïåðåâåäåí â ñîñòàâ Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC). Ïîñëå 13 ëåò õðàíåíèÿ, â àâãóñòå 1994 ã. âûñòàâëåí â ýêñïîçèöèè ìóçåÿ Pima Air & Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona.

Íà ñòâîðêå øàññè íåò íàäïèñåé ñ èìåíàìè ïèëîòîâ. Ñïðàâà îò ôëàãà íà íàäïèñè Keep ‘em Flyin íåò èçîáðàæåíèÿ Òàíäåð÷èôà.  èíñòðóêöèè ïðåäëàãàåòñÿ îêðàøèâàòü âåðõóøêó êèëÿ â áåëûé èëè ñâåòëî-ñåðûé öâåò. Íà ôîòîãðàôèÿõ òîãî âðåìåíè ñàìîëåò èìåë ïîëíîñòüþ çàêðàøåííûé êèëü. Íåò òðåõöâåòíûõ ïîëîñîê íà ùèòêàõ îñíîâíûõ ñòîåê øàññè. Îðåë íà ýìáëåìå èìååò áåëîå îïåðåíèå, òîãäà êàê â áîêîâèêå îí ïðåäëàãàåòñÿ ñ ñåðûì öâåòîì îïåðåíèÿ. Ñõåìà êàìóôëÿæà â èíñòðóêöèè ñèëüíî îòëè÷àåòñÿ îò ñõåìû êàìóôëÿæà íà ôîòîãðàôèÿõ ñàìîëåòà. Ïîýòîìó ëó÷øå îðèåíòèðîâàòüñÿ íà ôîòîãðàôèè ñàìîëåòà.  îáùåì, äîâîëüíî ïðîáëåìíûé âàðèàíò.

F-105F-1-RE “Cooter”, 63-8320, c/n F-97, 333rd TFS, 355th TFW, Major Wallace & Captain Hoynacki, Takhli AFB, Thailand, 1969

 ðàííèé ïåðèîä ñëóæáû íàõîäèëñÿ â ñîñòàâàõ 49th TFW, 23rd TFW, 4525th FWW, 355th TFW è 388th TFW.  1967 ã. ïåðåâåäåí â ñîñòàâ 333rd TFS (355th TFW). 19 äåêàáðÿ 1967 ã. ñáèë ÌèÃ-17 íàä Ñåâåðíûì Âüåòíàìîì.  1970 ã. êîíâåðòèðîâàí â EF-105F è ïåðåâåäåí â ñîñòàâ 561 TFS.  1972 ã. áûë êîíâåðòèðîâàí â F-105G-1-RE è ïåðåäàí â ñîñòàâ 17 WWS (388 TFW).  ãîäû âîéíû ñàìîëåò ñáèë 3 ÌèÃ-17 (õîòÿ îôèöèàëüíî èì çàñ÷èòàëè òîëüêî 0.5 ïîáåä), î ÷åì ñâèäåòåëüñòâóþò îòìåòêè ïîä êàáèíîé.  1972-1973 ãã. Íàõîäèëñÿ â ñîñòàâå 561st TFS (388th TFW), 1976-1979 - 562nd TFS (35th TFW), à â 1980 ã. ïåðåäàí 35th TFW.  1980 ã. ïåðåäàí ìóçåþ National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, ôîòîãðàôèé íà ðàííèé ïåðèîä ñëóæáû ñàìîëåòà ïî÷òè íå îêàçàëîñü, óäàëîñü íàéòè òîëüêî îäíó. Êàê è â ïðåäûäóùåì âàðèàíòå îêðàñêè, ñõåìà êàìóôëÿæà èìååò ðàçëè÷èÿ ñ áîêîâèêîì èç æóðíàëà è ôîòîãðàôèåé ñàìîëåòà íà ýòîò ïåðèîä ñëóæáû. Íà ôîòî ñàìîëåòà âèäíî, ÷òî íàäïèñü Cooter íà ïðàâûé âîçäóõîçàáîðíèê íå íàíîñèëàñü.  äåêàëè ýòà íàäïèñü ïðåäëàãàåòñÿ äëÿ íàíåñåíèÿ íà ïðàâûé è ëåâûé âîçäóõîçàáîðíèêè.

F-105D-10-RE “Damn you Charlie Brown”, 60-434, 44 TFS, 388 TFW, Major James Clements, Korat AFB, Thailand, 1967

Èçíà÷àëüíî íàõîäèëñÿ â ñîñòàâå 36 TFW/421 TFS.  1966-1967 ãã. íàõîäèëñÿ â ñîñòàâå 44 TFS (388 TFW).  ñåðåäèíå 1967 ã. ïåðåâåäåí â ñîñòàâ 34 TFS. Ñáèò 9 îêòÿáðÿ 1967 ã. ñåâåðî-çàïàäíåå Òýéíãóåí, ïî àìåðèêàíñêîé âåðñèè — èñòðåáèòåëåì ÌèÃ-21, ÷òî íå ïîäòâåðæäàåòñÿ âüåòíàìñêèìè äàííûìè. Ïèëîò êàòàïóëüòèðîâàëñÿ è ïîïàë â ïëåí.
Îïÿòü ðàçëè÷èÿ â ñõåìå êàìóôëÿæà è îïÿòü â èíñòðóêöèè îíà íåâåðíàÿ. Íàäïèñü USAF íà êèëå äîëæíà áûòü áåëîãî öâåòà, à íå ÷åðíîãî. Òàêæå â èíñòðóêöèè íå ïîêàçàíû íåêðàøåííûå îáòåêàòåëè àíòåíí íà êèëå. Òàê ÷òî åùå îäèí âàðèàíò îêðàñêè â ìèíóñ…

Àëüòåðíàòèâà

Ó Cutting Edge áûëè åùå 2 èíòåðåñíûå äåêàëè ýòîé ñåðèè ñ «äåâî÷êàìè»:

48179 Cutting Edge 1/48 F-105 Phancy Girls Part 1

Ñî ñëåäóþùèìè âàðèàíòàìè îêðàñêè: 

• F-105D Sharkmouth
• F-105D «Pussy Galore II»
• F-105D «Memphis Belle II»

48180 Cutting Edge 1/48 F-105 Phancy Girls Part 2

Ñî ñëåäóþùèìè âàðèàíòàìè îêðàñêè: 

• F-105D 563TFS/23TFW
• F-105D «Cherry Girl»
• F-105F «Jinkin' Josie»

Íàñêîëüêî ýòè äâå äåêàëè äîñòîâåðíû, ïîêà íåèçâåñòíî, íî â ñêîðîì âðåìåíè ÿ ïîñòàðàþñü ýòî âûÿñíèòü.

Èñòî÷íèêè

 õîäå íàïèñàíèÿ îáçîðà èñïîëüçîâàëàñü ñëåäóþùàÿ ëèòåðàòóðà è èñòî÷íèêè:

• http://aviation-safety.net/
• http://www.airliners.net/
• http://www.airport-data.com/
• http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/
• http://wp.scn.ru/
• http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ïîòåðè_ñàìîë¸òîâ_âî_Âüåòíàìñêîé_âîéíå#.D0.9F.D0.BE.D1.82.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B8_.D0.B0.D0.B2.D0.B8.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8_.D0.A1.D0.A8.D0.90
• http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-105.html
• http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F_105/f_105.htm
• http://www.aviationspectator.com
• http://scalewiki.ru/cutting_edge_decals_scale_48
• Lou Drendel. Modern Military Aircraft #5004. Thud
• Larry Davis & David Menard. Warbird Tech 018 - Republic F-105 Thunderchief
• Donald J. McCarthy Jr. USAF F-4 and F-105 MiG Killers of the Vietnam War 1965-1973
• Bert Kinzey & Ray Leader. Airlife - Colors & Markings 12 - MiG Kill Markings from the äðåéVietnam War
• Bert Kinzey. Detail & Scale 08 - F-105 Thunderchief
• Âîéíà â âîçäóõå 78. F-105 Thunderchief

Èòîãè

Èòîã íåóòåøèòåëüíûé. Âðîäå áû Cutting Edge ñåðüåçíàÿ ôèðìà, à íåäîñòàòêà èíôîðìàöèè ïî òðåì áîðòàì èç 4-õ íå áûëî. È òåì íå ìåíåå – ñõåìû êàìóôëÿæà â èíñòðóêöèè íåâåðíû, 2 âàðèàíòà äåêàëè íåâåðíû, îäèí âàðèàíò ÿâëÿåòñÿ «ìèôè÷åñêèì» è íè÷åì íå ïîäòâåðæäàåòñÿ. È òîëüêî îäèí âàðèàíò äåêàëè ÿâëÿåòñÿ äîñòîâåðíûì – F-105F. ×åñòíî ãîâîðÿ, ÿ íå îæèäàë ïîäîáíîãî ðåçóëüòàòà.  ëþáîì ñëó÷àå, íåñìîòðÿ íà íåäîñòàòêè, äåêàëü êðàñèâàÿ è èíòåðåñíàÿ. Ïî êðàéíåé ìåðå äâà ñàìîëåòà èç íåå ìîæíî ïîñòðîèòü, è â îäíîì ñëó÷àå íå ïðèäåòñÿ ññûëàòüñÿ íà èñòî÷íèêè. Ñåðåáðèñòûé F-105 ñ ãîëîé äåâóøêîé – ýòî êðàñèâî è íåîáû÷íî, äà è íå ïðèäåòñÿ ëîìàòü ãîëîâó íàä êàìóôëÿæåì. Îñòàëüíûå 2 äåêàëè îò Cutting Edge íà F-105 ÿ ïðîâåðþ è íàïèøó îáçîðû ïî íèì ÷óòü ïîçæå.

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