Believe it--the Jug was so hotly demanded that Republic shipped them as knockdown kits for final-assembly in the field, with a surprising set of jigs: the crates the plane shipped in!
Believe it--the Jug was so hotly demanded that Republic shipped them as knockdown kits for final-assembly in the field, with a surprising set of jigs: the crates the plane shipped in!
Now there is some innovative packaging. Great video.
Very interesting photos DB!
Someone must have put a great deal of thought into how to do it. I wonder whether they did the same with the Mustangs. Thank you for sharing the video Diamondback.
From what I've read, the US sent a lot of planes out in crates for assembly.
One surprise for a USAAC fighter group in AU early/mid '42, crates marked as P-40s contained P-39s.....with no assembly instructions!
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
That was really interesting - thanks for sharing.
I hope you do realize that Clipper is now trying to get hold of one of those kits. With the elves helping it should not take long to make.
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