USAAF YP-80A Shooting Star

Subject:: Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star
US Air Force (1947-now)
31 FG 483029
June 1945
ADC grey FS16473
Scale:: 1:72
Status:: Ideas

The YP-80A as it appeared during it's later time in Italy complete with tail and fuselage stripes.

The conversion from the Sword P-80A is simple, omit the splitter plates in the intakes and fill the louvres above and below the fuselage behind the wing.
The canopy is technically incorrect as it depicts the later P-80B canopy used to allow clearance for the ejection seat however this difference is relatively minor in 1/72 and I'm happy to leave the canopy as it is.