eBay: North American P-51 Mustang

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*PHOTO* P-51 Mustang (44-13550) 380th F.S. ~ Original 8x10 Print | eBay

P-51D-5-NA 44-13550 The Shillelagh 353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Orconte airfield A-66 Champagne, Ardenne, France Sep 19, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired

 

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*PHOTO* P-51 Mustang (44-15527) "Chi Lassie" 357th F.G. POW ~ Original Print | eBay

44-15527 (362nd FS, 357th FG) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Ofw. Willi Reschke of JG 301/9 Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11871. Pilot bailed out and became POW.

 

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North American P-51D-15-NA 44-15271 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF) hit by AAA at Hechingen, Germany and crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1 km NW of Boeringen, SE of Obendorf, Germany Feb 25,1945. MACR 12739. Pilot survived and became POW.
Pilot: Wayne E Rhynard nickname Fox Wayne E Rhynard | American Air Museum in Britain

 

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1943 North American XP-51 Mustang Fighter WWII Airplane Photo Langley Aviation | eBay

 

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*PHOTO* P-51 Mustang in Combat - 107th Tac Recon Squadron ~ Excellent | eBay

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Reps:
Are those wing pylons? A propeller tip and quality of the photo makes it had to tell. If so, it is an F6B. Thoughts?

 

[mjfur]

Reps:
Are those wing pylons? A propeller tip and quality of the photo makes it had to tell. If so, it is an F6B. Thoughts?

It may be 43-6053 http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
6053 converted to F-6C. (67th TRG, 107th TRS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 4 mi E of St Hilaire du Harcouet, France Jul 18, 1944. MACR 7051. Fate of pilot unknown

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91024164

 

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It may be 43-6053 http://joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
6053 converted to F-6C. (67th TRG, 107th TRS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 4 mi E of St Hilaire du Harcouet, France Jul 18, 1944. MACR 7051. Fate of pilot unknown

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91024164

The F-6C were Merlin engined photo recon Mustangs. Are you saying this Mustang was configured to B/C status?

 

[ColFord]

I would say the Baugher entry is a typo and it is supposed to be a F6-B which is an Allison engined P51A-1-NA modified to carry cameras for the Tac/R role. Hard to tell from the photo exactly the serial, whether 43-6053 or 43-6083, but both fall within production block serials for P-51A-1-NA not a P-51B airframe. Looking through other photos of 107th TRS F-6B that have been published to date, they don't appear to have carried the wings pylons and the majority by June 1944 had been modified with the replacement of the framed cockpit hood by a Malcolm Hood.

 

[mjfur]

The F-6C were Merlin engined photo recon Mustangs. Are you saying this Mustang was configured to B/C status?

Joe Baugher is saying that a P-51A-1-NA was converted to an F-6C. Perhaps a typo somewhere along the way. The photo while a bit blurry looks like 36053.

 

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Nice shots!

 

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*PHOTO* 357th F.G. P-51 Mustang in Combat ETO ~ Excellent | eBay

 

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*PHOTO* P-51 Mustang (44-74936) "Sharp Shooter" 167th VA ANG ~ Original 8x10 | eBay

Baugher; North American P-51D-30-NA 44-74936 on display at WPAFB Museum (marked as P-51D-15-NA Ser. No. 44-15174)

 

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*PHOTO* 8th AF P-51B Mustang Nose Art - 358th FS 355th FG ETO - Original Print | eBay

 

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WWII US GI Photo - P-51 Mustang w/ Tail #472957 Nordholz Air Base Germany | eBay

Baugher: 44-72957 (MSN 122-39416) to Italian AF as MM4288

 

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Org. Photo: 359th Fighter Group P-51 Fighter Plane (#42-106702; shot down 1944)! | eBay

North American P-51B-10-NA 42-106702 (368th FS, 359th FG) crashed 1 km N of Offenburg, SW of Bischwiller, France Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7782. Both wings broke off in a dive. Pilot Lester W Hovden KIA.

 

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