And some OCD crew chief's put a pipe on the breather exit port to keep the side of the fuselage clean. Photo P-51D-25-NA 44-73502, 1949 MN ANG 109th FS. 1951 IA ANG 124th FBS.
My Dad, Lt. Shotwell, standing next to the empennage of a buried a/c (what type?)....it was next to the 35th Fighter Group's Officers Club at Irumagawa AB, Japan, 1945-46. He flew a P-51 in the 40th FS.
P-51D-30-NT 45-11742 1951 67th FBS 18th FBG 1951 39th FIS 18th FBG 10-18-1951 Shot down by ground fire over Korea. OL' NaDSoB Old Napalm Dropping Son Bitch
Chase planes used on the Cheyenne project. P-51D-25-NA 44-72990 1945 USAAF. 1949-50 USAF 82nd FG. 1-1953'56 RCAF as 9283. Civilian as N6322T. 1967-78 US Army chase plane for the AH-56 program. Currently at Fort Rucker, AL.
This is the crane I was referencing. It was carried onboard the a/c for engine changes. I'm curious about the permanent attachment points in the top of the wing for this crane?