Vintage Parts Sealed Tamiya #61090 1/48 Scale Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Bubbletop", produced by Tamiya with their Brand New Tooling in 2003. This highly detailed modern tooling features recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, engine, landing gear and wheel wells, separate flap assemblies, 2 types of propellers, a pilot figure, multiple ordnance and fuel tank options (rocket launchers, bombs, and 3 types of drop tanks: 108 gallon, 150 gallon, and 150 gallon flat type), and markings for 2 aircraft.

This kit includes decals for 2 aircraft:
  1. U.S. Army Air Forces P-47D Thunderbolt as flown by Major General William Kepner, Commanding General of 8th Fighter Command and then Commanding General of the 2nd Bomb Division, while flying with the 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 495th Fighter Training Group, at RAF Mount Farm, England, in 1944. As an infantry officer early in his career, he fought in combat during World War I during many of the top battles, and then became a balloon pilot and then an airplane pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. During World War II, General Kepner held several major commands in Europe, and he flew 24 combat missions in fighters and bombers during the war. After the war he remained in the U.S. Air Force and served as Commander in Chief of Alaska Command before retiring as a Lieutenant General in 1953. For his leadership and heroism in combat, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, 3 Legion of Merits, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart. He died on July 3, 1982.
  2. U.S. Army Air Forces P-47D Thunderbolt as flown by Lt Col Ben I. Mayo, Jr., Commanding Officer of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at RAF Duxford, England, in 1944. Col Mayo graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in June 1941, and Commanded the 84th Fighter Squadron from July to September 1944. During this time he was credited with the destruction of 4 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, and he again flew combat during the Korean War in 1950 and 1951. He retired from the Air Force in 1963, and died on January 23, 1983. For his heroism in combat, Col Mayo was awarded 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 2 Bronze Star Medals, and 14 Air Medals.
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