Museum 1/48 scale display

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Museum 1/48 scale display

Post by JollyRoger » Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:18 pm

The Connecticut Air & Space Center Museum's latest work in progress is a display to honor three of it's residents. It is aptly named Home Town Heroes. The display was initiated and erected by a local young man in pursuit of his Eagle Scout Badge. The 6 door size panels are divided into 3 separate sections with 2 panels for each honoree.
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The panels are currently free standing but will soon be secured to each other for a sturdier structure. The museum curator is holding in place one of 3 specially made showcases that will hold the 1/48 scale aircraft models and personal memorabilia that represent each individual. The panels will also have descriptive storyboards with pictures attached.
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The museum is lucky to have several proficient model builders as volunteers who contributed to this display by making the following 1/48 scale aircraft. All the models markings are taken after aircraft in their personal pictures'
The olive green panels are for Morgan Kaolian who serviced an flew liaison aircraft in occupied Japan while with the Army Air Corps. Here is Morgan's aircraft "Scotch and Soda"
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After the war he flew the WICC-60 radio station traffic reporting aircraft. Besides his many other contributions to Ct. he was one of the founding fathers of the museum.
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A set of blue panels is for a gentleman named Richard Steele. In WWII he flew Corsairs, Helldivers (a model is currently being constructed), and Dauntless' among other aircraft. From the Marines he went on to train pilots in the Navy and flew Skyraiders and Cougars. This Cougar is representation of an aircraft that Mr. Steele piloted.
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The 2nd set of blue panels are for Nicholas Mainiero. Mr Mainiero was a Corsair pilot with the Marines in WWII. Among many medals he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart. This model of his Corsair is currently under construction and will represent the damaged aircraft in the picture with Nick as it was just before this mission.
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Although Morgan and Richard still visit the museum on a regular basis we are sorry to say we recently lost Mr. Mainiero who would come every Saturday to see the restoration progress of the real FG1-D Corsair that he personally retrieved from Sal Savador in the 1970's.

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