eBay: North American P-51 Mustang

[Snautzer01]

Resp:
Very good stuff! Much of what I have seen for the first time. Thanks!

That is the point of all my eBay postings. . I have been doing this since the birth of the net. Some of these pictures can now be viewed in books.

 

[Snautzer01]

Very Large original USAAF fighter P-51 Mustang in field photograph 5th AF | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

Original AAF WWII P-51 Mustang w Ground Crew Photo - 354th Fighter Group - 1944 | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

385 - 35mm Duplicate Aircraft Slide - P-51A Mustang RAF AG345 Air-to-air 1940s | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

384 - 35mm Duplicate Aircraft Slide - P-51D Mustang GUATEMALA FAG366 Date Unknw | eBay

 

[Crimea_River]

Good ones.

 

[Navalwarrior]

385 - 35mm Duplicate Aircraft Slide - P-51A Mustang RAF AG345 Air-to-air 1940s | eBay

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Resp:
The fuselage roundels are the very early style, so I would think it is a Mustang MkI.

 

[fubar57]

Orange Logic - The First RAF P-51 Mustang I, Serial Number AG345, in Flight

 

[Snautzer01]

Original WWII Photo AAF 5th SQUADRON 52nd FIGHTER GROUP P-51 MUSTANG ITALY 105 | eBay

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[barneybolac]

ORIGINAL WWII US ARMY AIR FORCE P-51 FIGHTER SPARE PARTS NOSE ART PIN UP PHOTO | eBay

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Plane is in this colour video.

 

[Snautzer01]

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Plane is in this colour video.

Funny story about Spare Parts North American P-51 Mustang

 

[drgondog]

AG345 was Mustang I, retained at NAA to be the 'mod pig' for RAF requested changes specific to RAF, to future NA-73/83 deliveries.

 

[Navalwarrior]

AG345 was Mustang I, retained at NAA to be the 'mod pig' for RAF requested changes specific to RAF, to future NA-73/83 deliveries.

Reap:
The 'mods' which resulted in Mustang MkIA?

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[P-51-44-72028]

P-51D-10-NA 44-14523 USAAF 385th FS/364th FG as 5E-x. 1945 USAAF 434th FS/479th FG as L2-K. "The Yakima Chief" piloted by Lt. Harold Stotts of Yakima WA. The 434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF; was based at Wattisham Station, England during 1944/45. The 434th FS was commanded by Maj. Robin Olds and the 479th FG was commanded by Lt. Col. Kyle L. Riddle, Riddles Raiders. The 479th was the last group to enter the war in the ETO on 14 May 1944. These photos were posted in a Facebook group by Roderick Martinez, the son of Cpl. Ramon Martinez of Copeland, KS, the Armorer of "The Yakima Chief".

Image #1 L>R Crew Chief, Oakley; Pilot, Lt. Harold Stotts, and Armorer Cpl. Ramon Martinez. Cpl. Martinez was 1 of only 3 Mexican Americans in the 479th FG.

Image #2 L>R Cpl. Martinez and his best friend, Crew Chief, Sgt. Bill Davis.

Image #3 Wing Armorer's of the 434th FS with Cpl. Martinez on the left.

Image #4 Maintenance being performed on "The Yakima Chief" with Clp. Martinez kneeling under the wing.

 

[P-51-44-72028]

F-51D-25, 44-73888, 39th FIS 18th FBG Seoul City AB (K-16) Korea 1951. Can anyone shed some light on the "cut open" tank under the wing? I have reached out to the 39th FS folks and have no response....yet! It is probably being used as a 'travel pod' but why wouldn't a 'door' be made for it? It has the squadron stenciled on it....and it may be painted 1/2 blue and 1/2 white, the squadron colors. I put it up on my facebook group and folks there are scratching their head too.

 

[Navalwarrior]

F-51D-25, 44-73888, 39th FIS 18th FBG Seoul City AB (K-16) Korea 1951. Can anyone shed some light on the "cut open" tank under the wing? I have reached out to the 39th FS folks and have no response....yet! It is probably being used as a 'travel pod' but why wouldn't a 'door' be made for it? It has the squadron stenciled on it....and it may be painted 1/2 blue and 1/2 white, the squadron colors. I put it up on my facebook group and folks there are scratching their head too.View attachment 586379

Reap:
The 'cut open' tank as you say, was likely used to transport none combat related gear. I know of one instance where a Spitifre used a similar tank to transport Beer! I think I like the beer transport configuration the best!