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Snautzer01
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Look at the edges of cut. No engineer would have done so. To re use it. No clamps. Bad case of ventilation i think.
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In the book, "F-51 Units of the Korean War" by Warren Thompson, there is the same photo. The caption says, "....It was photographed in early 1952 carrying drop tanks that had been converted into cargo pods....lost over the target area on 27 April 1952 - eyewitness reports stated that the aeroplane exploded in mid air after being hit by AAA. Its pilot, 1Lt. William Sankey perished...."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
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Resp:Nose markings look like 78th FG, 8th USAAF, based at Duxford, south of Cambridge.