I'm sure there is a story behind these photos. Most likely involving a tree or trees...
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Looks like a belly landing to me.
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WWI-WWII Aircraft Airplane Photograph Lot, RCAF Merlin, Northrup A-17 (P1) | eBay
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43-6877 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) ground looped at RAF Lashenden, Kent, England May 27, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft damaged but repaired and converted to 2-seater by 461st Service Squadron May 1944 and used by 354th FG on Jul 4, 1944 used to fly General Eisenhower over front lines, thereafter being named *The Stars Look Down*.
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43-6877 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) ground looped at RAF Lashenden, Kent, England May 27, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft damaged but repaired and converted to 2-seater by 461st Service Squadron May 1944 and used by 354th FG on Jul 4, 1944 used to fly General Eisenhower over front lines, thereafter being named *The Stars Look Down*.
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Navalwarrior
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Look closely. It has the flexible plastic rear canopy fitted! It is a two seater!
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did you find this one? Navalwarrior
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I made the comment because what was done to convert it to a two seater, was not the same material used to make a canopy. The material used was clear thick plastic, almost like heavy 'tent' material. Metal fasteners were used to snap the flexible clear plastic closed. Eisenhower could not free himself to bail out if required.
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*WWII photo- 354th Fighter Group -P 51 Mustang Fighter plane (43-12172) ESCORT* | eBay
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43-12172 (555th FTS, 496th FTG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England due to engine failure Sep 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed.
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43-12172 (555th FTS, 496th FTG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England due to engine failure Sep 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed.
North American P-51B-1-NA
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Navalwarrior
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Reap:
Did FS share airfields with bomber groups? Or did the P-51 put down there because of some mechanical/fuel issue?
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Lot of people around. Not usual.
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Seems like a lot of enlisted aircrew. Note heavy aircrew jackets.
ozhawk40
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A clue in the milling aircrew - possibly landed with the 613BS/401BG at Deenethorpe.
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Benevolens Magister
It's possibly a visit to show the bomber crews the new fighter. This was done when the P-51 first came into service in the UK, not just to "show off" the new aircraft, but because it looked like the Bf109 at some angles. Or it may just have been a visit, or a diversion landing.
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Excellent theory, as the problem of misidentification as a 109 in the MTO prompted rhe USAAF to paint yellow bands on A-36As and F-6As in 1943. Now that the newer P-51s were beginning to operate in the ETO, having aircrew, particularly gunners, view it to become acquainted with it makes perfect sense.
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Benevolens Magister
And also the reason for the white bands on wings, tail and nose (black bands on NMF aircraft).
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Here is some exciting Mustang artwork freely available over at Archive.org.
