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A flock of ducks


J2F-5 at New Orleans NAS



photo from Peter Bowers collection






J2F-5



J2F-5 Bu/No 00659 of S. E. U. 951 (Ship Experimental Unit) 16 OCT 1941



J4F-2 Widgon


and some dead ducks

18 JUNE 1942 aboard CV-4





Most photos from National Archives except the one from Bowers collection

source: ed's collection
 

Factory photo of prototype



F4F-4 National Archives photo



national archives photo



Feb 1942 fighting 71 from U.S.S. Wasp at Norfolk, Va. - National Archives photo



F4F aboard Saratoga 1942 - National Archives photo



National Archives photo



FM-2



The same FM-2


Source: ed's collection
 
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A few P-47s




P-47C 65th F W - 56th F G - 63rd F.S. coded UN * A



S/N 42-27376 9th AF - 371st FG - 404th FS



P-47D-26 56thFG - 63rdFS - 65thFW - pilot Col. David Schilling



65th FW - 56thFG - 62nd FS - 65thFW - "Silver Lady" shared by L. Smith and Polish pilot Landoski - coded LM * Z



Not Zemke's original, painted for show in Paris Aug 1, 1945 - 56thFG - 63rdFS - 65thFW



Col. David Schilling - 56thFG


source: ed's collection - Photos from National Archives
 











It looks like they are deciding which fuel tanks and armor to put in or take out.



N3N-3 BuNo 2920 is still on the civil register after it's military time. How many modelers can tell us the last military unit equipped with these and what year they
were finally struck off charge?



Source: ed - photos from the National Archives except the last - The N3N-3 is from Peter Bowers collection
 

P-51Ds of 361stFG 376FS 8thAF with B-24Js of 466thBG



same



Maj. "Kit" Carson 8thAF 66thFW 357thFG 362ndFS



Maj. Gates P-51 357thFG 362ndFS



P-51B s/n312151 Lt. Keher (MIA Feb 44) 8thAF 66thFW 357thFW 362ndFS



Capt. Gilbert O'Brien P-51B 357thFG 362ndFS



P-51B "Little Bitch" Capt. Dave Perrin 357thFG 362ndFS (KIA while climbing through overcast at 20000ft)


source: ed - photos from National Archives
 
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