p-51

Just completed this commission for the son of this P-51C Mustang pilot. The composition depicts an actual moment in history when this aircraft, flown by Lt. John Hunycutt of the 'Yellow Scorpions', dropped one of his two bombs on a Japanese Ki-48 'Lilly' light bomber while attacking Tsinan...

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How many men comprised the ground crew of a European theater USAAF fighter? I refer to the men who were assigned to just one plane: P-51 or P-47. Was it just three enlisted men per A/C? Bombers must have had more -say five EM. Also, did the flight engineer on bombers work with the ground crew...

On a modeler's forum, it was asserted that because putty was used to smooth out the sensitive laminar flow airfoil skin on P-51 wings, when the AAF went to bare metal, the P-51's wings were painted silver to hide the puttied seams. I have looked very closely at period color films and stills...

In 2007 a P51 D Mustang called Lou IV was damaged in a landing accident a Camarilla, California. Become a fan to help us restore this majestic fighter! LOU IV is one of the most photographed fighters of WWII because Major Thomas offered to fly for the picture taking press from a base in...

In 2007 a P51 D Mustang called Lou IV was damaged in a landing accident a Camarilla, California. Become a fan to help us restore this majestic fighter! LOU IV is one of the most photographed fighters of WWII because Major Thomas offered to fly for the picture taking press from a base in...

In 2007 a P51 D Mustang called Lou IV was damaged in a landing accident a Camarilla, California. Become a fan to help us restore this majestic fighter! LOU IV is one of the most photographed fighters of WWII because Major Thomas offered to fly for the picture taking press from a base in...

In 2007 a P51 D Mustang called Lou IV was damaged in a landing accident a Camarilla, California. Become a fan to help us restore this majestic fighter! LOU IV is one of the most photographed fighters of WWII because Major Thomas offered to fly for the picture taking press from a base in...

In 2007 a P51 D Mustang called Lou IV was damaged in a landing accident a Camarilla, California. Become a fan to help us restore this majestic fighter! LOU IV is one of the most photographed fighters of WWII because Major Thomas offered to fly for the picture taking press from a base in...

Hello all, I saw a video clip a while ago of what I recall being a P-51 having a close call coming out of a dive or loop. He pulled up such that the belly/tail drags or almost drags on the runway but he missed hitting the prop and was able to climb out and make his landing. I wish I would...

Hello all, I'm a newbie to modelling but have learned a bit from a friend and looking at other builds online. I'm looking for constructive criticism. This is my first build so please any and all tips or suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance hope you like what's done so far and I will post...

Hello everyone, this is my first post! I thought I'd better start by posting something that we all want to know; which was the better dogfighter, the truly British Spit, or the all American Mustang? Posts like this have been done before, but I'm curious for the true answer. Okay...

What do people think about Germany's Operation Bodenplatte (bottom plate), and the aerial battle of Y-29? Could it have been a success? Here are some videos from the History Channel's show Dogfights: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=booCDyCFxFg View...

On P-51s,how long after engine shutdown would the hydraulic pressure drop allowing the main wheel doors to droop all the way down? Did the flaps droop also? This is a consideration in model building. Looking at photos, it seems that the wheel doors drop slowly but is it over a few hours...