Fork Tail Devil for Bazze by Richardphotos
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The pilot of the Ki 84 wanted to surrender and the P-38 was escorting the pilot to a near by US Carrier
both models were made by Bazze and both are free at sharecg
The Nakajima Ki-84, code-named Frank by the Allies or Hayate (Gale) to the Japanese, was the fastest single-engine fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. It marked the evolution of the series of fighters produced by Nakajima starting with the Ki-27 Nate, and continuing with the Ki-43 Oscar and Ki-44 Tojo. It outperformed the F6F Hellcat, P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt. It was a powerful high-altitude fighter that combined the nimbleness of the Ki-43 with the heavy firepower of the Ki-44. It was used to intercept B-29 Superfortresses and was armed with two 12.7 mm machine guns above the cowling and two 20 mm cannons located in the wings. It made its inaugural flight in April 1943 and from the drawing board to the production line was only ten months. Total production was 3,382 aircraft. http://www.aviation-history.com/nakajima/ki84.html
The P-38: When Lightning Strikes
The pilot in a new American fighter, the P-38 Lightning, peeled down from the skies over Iceland on August14, 1942. True to its name, the P-38 was akin to a force of nature: fast, unforeseen, and immensely powerful.
The aircraft’s target, was a German Focke-Wulf Fw-200 Condor patrol bomber. Its crew had never encountered anything quite like it before.
With its distinctive design, the P-38 was sleek but its twin tails gave the Lightning a radical new look. The pilot, pumping 409 rounds per minute from its nose-mounted machine guns, dispatched the Condor in seconds, marking the first successful American engagement of a German aircraft during World War II.
Within six months, as the P-38 showed its versatility in North Africa, a lone hysterical German pilot surrendered to soldiers at an Allied camp near Tunisia, pointing up to the sky and repeating one phrase—“der Gableschwanz Teufl”—over and over. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/p-38.html
Comments (12)
paul_gormley
great scene, love the sky
nun2brite
Cool work!
ikke.evc
Nicely done.
STEVIEUKWONDER
This really looks so realistic Richard. I tried to visit ShareCg and it looks like it's off line!
ontar1
Fantastic scene, a wonderful dedication!
OmniFX
Well done image and very infomative, excellent job.
coyoteviper
the lightning is one of my favs. spectacular job.
MagikUnicorn
COOOL
RodS
Great job on this scene, Richard! Superior equipment enhanced by superior training was and is an unbeatable combination.
Koala44
Splendid, P38 will win easily
rainbows
wonderful work dear richard.Hugws. DiDi. xx
DukeNukem2005
It's very beautiful and very nice 😊