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Two P-47's attack a troop train somewhere in Germany during WW II. The German locomotive is a Series 55.

This composition is dedicated to 2nd Lt. Russell H. Oplinger of the 390th Flight Squadron, 366th Fighter Group. Russ was a friend of my dad and I had the privilage of meeting him and being a friend. He graduated from our local H.S. in 1942. As a 20 yr.old 2nd Lt. he was flying P-47's during the fierce fighting of the Hurtgen Forrest.

Credits: AC model from www.colacola.se
Train model from my personal book B/W photo: "Deutsche Kriegs-lokomotiven 1939-1945
BG consist of four layers of media. Mayyang skies and other various free landscape sites.

The P-47 gradually became the USAAF's best fighter-bomber, normally carrying 500 lb bombs, M8 4.5 in or 5 in High velocity aircraft rockets (HVARs, or Holy Moses). From the invasion of Europe on 6 June 1944 to VE day on 7 May 1945, the Thunderbolt units claimed destroyed: 86,000 railroad cars, 9,000 locomotives, 6,000 armoured fighting vehicles, and 68,000 trucks.

Thanks for Looking, Cheers, Mike
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~CreeppingDeath May 27, 2013  Student Digital Artist
epic scene!
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:iconzulumike:
*zulumike May 27, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you, I appreciate it.
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*Joseph-W-Johns Jan 1, 2013  Professional Photographer
Placed at #14 on the 2012 TRFN top 50 deviations and deviants list [link]
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*allison731 Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Congrats, you got :iconbadassplz: cool badge for this creation in :iconwhispermewish: group.
This is badge for most coolest art in our group.
You can find your art in Badge-COOL folder.
This is your 1st cool badge. Collect 10 of this kind and your avatar will be in Cool-Badges folder forever. :iconcool-smileplz:
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*zulumike Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you for the badge, appreciate the award and being amongst such cool artist. Cheers.
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*allison731 Dec 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
You done great work. :iconthumbsupplz:
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=BiBiARTs Nov 28, 2012   Digital Artist
wonderful work... send you a request and invitation of my group :iconsoulcollectors:
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*zulumike Nov 29, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank You BiBi, appreciate it.
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=BiBiARTs Nov 29, 2012   Digital Artist
always my pleasure and thanks for the accept :love:
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~MidEngine4Life Nov 26, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I know that bridge ;)
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