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    Freshly Restored RCAF Mustang Takes Flight

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    WWII North American P-51D Mustang
  3. P-51 vs P-47

    Just wondering which plane was the better fighter. Both planes are the 'D' variant.
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    I need info on this Mustang

    P51 Mustang, a photo from California, West | TrekEarth Do any of you know anything about this particular Mustang? I would like to build a model based on this P-51. I'd like to find as many pics, and as much info on this plane as possible. Mustang models have been done to death, especially...
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    P-51 Mustang with rare cammo

    The link below brings some photos of a P-51 Mustang applied with an experimental paint scheme. Does anyone know the name or if this cammo was used operationally? Aviação em Floripa: P-51 Mustang em camuflagem exótica I count on your visit.
  6. Shark Squadron Mustang IV

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk4-281b5wg
  7. **** FINISHED: 1/48 P-51H Mustang - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

    User Name: T Bolt Name: Glenn Category: Advanced Kit: HiPM P-51H Mustang Scale: 1/48th Accessories: Bit of scratched built details. Kit includes PE parts. Finished at last. This HiPM kit was a bit of a challenge but it turned out alright in the end.
  8. Post-War RCAF Mustang

    So seeing Andy's Mustangs has made me want to start my Tamiya 1/48 (almost bought another 1/32 :rolleyes:) P-51D soon. I will be building it as serial number Mustang IV 9564, which was apparently a P-51D-25-NA with a USAAF serial of 44-72902. I have attached the only picture I've seen of it. My...
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    RAF 65 squadron 0.50 caliber headstamps

    In search for a lost Mustang from RAF 65 squadron we have found a 0.50 cailber shell which we suspect are from a mustang from this squadron. Its stamped DM and 43 and has red tracer in the tip. Are there anyone out there knowing what production batch was used in the 65th squadron ...
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    Project underway to acquire Australian Built Mk20 P-51 Mustang

    Hi everyone We have been offered a rare (ie probably the only time it will happen) chance to acquire a CAC built Australian Mk20 Mustang - A68-71. It is the oldest surviving one left in Australia (there are two others both having been exported to the USA) Anyway we have a task ahead in...
  11. Malcolm Hood Inst'l AAF in ETO

    RAF Warton became the primary Base Air Depot (2) for B-24 and P-51. Each Fighter Group in the 8th and 9th Air Force had an on base Service Squadron/Group capable of implementing tech orders and significant repairs. I have heard that the Malcolm Hood required between 85 and 135 hours to install...
  12. Thunder Mustang down..

    :cry: Looks like there's been a Thunder Mustang crash in San Antonio. Smoking plane goes down in Government Canyon - San Antonio Express-News One dead in single engine plane crash on Northwest Side - KABB - San Antonio Top Stories - News, Sports, Weather, Traffic
  13. **** DONE: 1/48 P-51H Mustang - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

    User Name: T Bolt Name: Glenn Category: Advanced Kit: HiPM P-51H Mustang Scale: 1/48th Accessories: None. Kit included PE parts The P-51H, the last production model of the Mustang was essentially a completely new aircraft. Lighter in weight by 600 pounds The P-51H looked like a Mustang…...
  14. 1/48 RAF Mk.IA Mustang - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

    Username: Aaron Brooks Wolters First name: Brooks Category: Intermediate Scale: 1/48 Manufacturer: Accurate Miniatures. Model Type: RAF Mk.IA Mustang Aftermarket addons: None Trying to get myself back into this. I fell out with the Stoof. I will finish it but need something a little more...
  15. North American F-82B Twin Mustang

    Betty Jo
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    SB2C Helldiver, P51 Mustang More

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDVHCWb-evU This is the last footage of the show, it features some shots from static displays as well as footage of the SB2C Helldiver, Fairchild PT19, PT-13 Stearman and the Tuskegee Airmen P-51 Mustang! This footage was shot at the first Dallas CAF...
  17. In the company of a hero

    What an amazing day yesterday. I was hired to photograph an event for Wish of a Lifetime. The wish was for 93-year-old Marion Rodgers to get to fly in a Mustang again. Yesterday, the wish was fulfilled. Marion Rodgers was one of the Tuskegee airmen. He flew 69 combat missions over Europe from...
  18. 1/48 Tamiya P51B Mustang Ole II

    Hi all, Here's one I just finished - a P51B Mustang of the 355th FG/ 358th FS "Ole II" flown by William J Hovde. As always with these Tamiya Mustangs, the build was straightforward, but I had some issues with painting that forced a strip and restart! Anyway, hope you like it. Steve
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    RAAF P-51D Mustang underwing recognition lights?

    Hi all, I'm building a 1/48 P-51D Mustang from Tamiya and intend to finish it in the markings of A68-809 flown (and sadly, crashed) by Wing Commander Lou Spence of 77 Sqn in Korea. The model (designed to be an American-built F-51D) features three lights to be painted red, amber and green...