Space Ranger Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 4 hours ago, KRK4m said: There's an album (almost 70 pages including some 400 pictures) by Donald Krasno - a USAAF corporal in Italy in 1944-45. On page 62 there is a UC-78B Bobcat #43-7386 after the left u/c leg collapse on some airfield in Italy. A point of interest is a white horizontal stripe (like on 8th AF fighters) across the vertical fin and rudder. https://www.donaldkrasno.com/page-62/ On page 60 there are three other pictures of damaged OD/NG Bobcats. One of them carried the (perhaps yellow) "Uncle Joe" individual name on the nose. It's not sure however if any of these 3 pictures shows the 43-7386 from p.62. Another point of interest in this album is a picture of the 44-83029 YP-80A, but this is being discussed under another BM topic. Cheers Michael I'll check it out! Thanks for the reference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 43-7386 (not '37-386" as identified therein) was one of a batch of 20 or so UC-78s sent to Italy. This particular aircraft was assigned to the 32nd Photo Reconnaissance Sqn, 5th Photo Reconnaissance Grp, 15th Air Force, at San Severo, Italy. According to an official accident report, It crashed on takeoff at San Severo, 22 Feb 1945, and this photo is apparently of that incident. I have no other information on it at present, as I am still working my way through the Individual Aircraft Record Cards. The other Bobcats cannot be identified. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Hi For anyone doing tbe RCAF version ‘ first aircraft to land at abbotsford’ do some research as i think , from online photos of the actual aircraft to me the serial should be 8694 , an a/c from 13 Sqn rcaf, patricia bay, Vancouver island not 8654 as on the colour profiles, an aircraft with 15 FTS at alberta but i will be buying one or two hopefully cheers jerry Edited April 27, 2020 by brewerjerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Released - ref. KPM0168 - Cessna UC-78A "Bobcat" - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10429,en_cessna-uc-78a-bobcat-.html - ref. KPM0169 - Cessna CRANE Mk.Ia - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10432,en_cessna-crane-mk.ia.html V.P. -ref. KPM0170 - Cessna JRC-1 "Bobcat" - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10438,en_cessna-jrc-1-bobcat-.html - ref. KPM0171 - Cessna T-50 "Bobcat" - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10426,en_cessna-t-50-bobcat-.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 42 minutes ago, Homebee said: Released - ref. KPM0168 - Cessna UC-78A "Bobcat" - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10429,en_cessna-uc-78a-bobcat-.html - ref. KPM0169 - Cessna CRANE Mk.Ia - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10432,en_cessna-crane-mk.ia.html V.P. -ref. KPM0170 - Cessna JRC-1 "Bobcat" - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10438,en_cessna-jrc-1-bobcat-.html - ref. KPM0171 - Cessna T-50 "Bobcat" - https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10426,en_cessna-t-50-bobcat-.html Are they shipping to the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Polc Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Space Ranger - contact me regarding Bobcats on e-mail [email protected] please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 IPMS Germany ref. KPM 0170 in box review: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/KoPro/KP_Cessna_JRC-1_Bobcat/KPM0170_Cessna_JRC-1_Bobcat.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 New boxing in September 2022 - ref. KPM0349 - Cessna UC-78 Bobcat Source: https://www.kovozavody.cz/produkt/cessna-uc-78-bobcat/ V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I assume that “631st Fighter Group” is a typo, and that it should be 361st Fighter Group. The yellow trim would suggest so. Anyway, an 8th AF boxing would be very much appreciated here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonM Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 3 hours ago, lasermonkey said: I assume that “631st Fighter Group” is a typo, and that it should be 361st Fighter Group. The yellow trim would suggest so. Anyway, an 8th AF boxing would be very much appreciated here. I'm pretty sure theres a photo of it in Little Friends, I'll check my copy when I get home from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 Released - ref. KPM0349 - Cessna UC-78 Bobcat Source: https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10688,en_cessna-uc-78-bobcat-.html V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-21 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 43-32072 was assigned to the 361Fighter Group at Bottisham,Cambs. It crashed into a hillside near Halton airfield,Buck's in thick fog sadly killing the two crew 14.11.1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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