This is the Italeri No.127 1/72 C-47 “Skytrain”.  Model originally designed in D-Day version, but I built it as the Republic of China Air Force presidential plane version in 1946 by some antenna and air scoop converting. 

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According to history resource, this aircraft was provided by the US as C-47B-DK with its original army serial number 43-48806.  It was accepted by the Republic of China air force on June 30 1945 at Jiu Long Po airport in Chongqing City after a hard ferry flight through the Hump, where it received a new ROCAF number 219. The aircraft was also honorably named “Meiling” after the First Lady Song Meiling of the time. On Oct 21 1946, the president Chiang Kai-shek couple went to Taiwan by this aircraft and firstly landed on the Song Shang airport. 

After 1946, a more modern aircraft was ordered by ROCAF as new presidential plane and No. 219 was transferred to ROCAF air lift troops. On Sep 6 1994, “Meiling” was removed to Taiwan AF Gangshan Museum. I built this model by Tamiya TS83 canned spray and TS17 for skin aberration. Tiger Wings decals for its logos, insignias and numbers.

Danny Zhao

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