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FB44 ? RAF Mustang 1A 1943 camera port
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R.A.F: MUSTANG IA B&W PHOTOGRAPH JULY 1943 | eBay
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P-51D-30-NT 45-11565 Miss - ANG 153 TRS
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The AAF/USAF stayed out of the 20mm game after P-38 and P-61 (P-51-NA doesn't count as they were built to RAF armament specs as Mustang I). They strong armed NAA into delivering sub assemblies for P-51D 'normal' armament rather than 2x20mm plus 2x50 cal as specified by Australia fr NA-110 project. In November 1943, they closed the door on producing the P-51F as it could not install a fuselage fuel tank so the idea of the 20mm armament went away.Not questioning this, but is there a source for this for the P-51F/G (the ones that flew with armament had 4 .50s)? I did read on Secret Projects site that the P-51H was hoped by the USAAF to mount 4 20mm cannons, but the USAAF waffled about too long deciding between 6 .50s, 4 or 6 .60s, or 4 20mm and North American made the decision on 6 .50s for them.
Also, any idea on ammo capacity, given that the 4 .50s had 440 rpg?
This is XP-51B #2 after returning from Ames windtunnel, where the lower scoop inlet geometry was modified to improve Boundary Layer flow characteristics. Still at Inglewood so this is May 1943 circa photo - about the time the first Production P-51B-1-NA flew, after waiting six weeks for Packad to deliver engines.
Actually, it would be the Mississippi ANG, P-51s with the Missouri ANG would have been identified with "MO*NG".
As memo serves .... the Missouri Air National Guard
Most in field were modified with Dorsal Fin kits. The P-51C-10-NT NA-111 was produced with factory DF.I had not noticed a tail fillet on a B-model before but now that I did a search, it seems there were a some. Thanks for posting.
Actually, it would be the Mississippi ANG, P-51s with the Missouri ANG would have been identified with "MO*NG".
Too many aces, too few F-86 slots. Nobody wanted to mix it up with Migs in F-80 or F-84. Robin Olds as well as my father tried. Dad got Korea but they dropped the F, replaced it with B, dropped the 8 and replaced it with 2. That said he loved the B-26s - both Martin and Douglas.I thought that was John Voll's "American Beauty", I do believe all 21 were air to air but will stand corrected if I"m wrong.
I remember as a kid I badgered dad into buying me William N. Hess' "Fighting Mustang:The Chronicle of the P-51", I must have read that a hundred times, at any rate, I always had a lot of admiration for Captain Voll. He seems to have slipped under the radar as far as American aces go, perhaps I'm wrong about that but you don't seem to read much about him.
One question I have is that, he was a pretty good fighter pilot, why no posting to Korea to mix it up with MiG's?
John Voll's P-51D-15-NA American Beauty.
Reminded you about "Miss" versus "Mo" or getting older?I'm really getting older . Glad you reminded me.
P-51D-15-NAP-51K of CAPT John Voll, HL B. Twenty-one kills. Not sure if all are air-to-air kills, but most likely are.
Actually the 67th TRG P-51A and P-51-2-NA were available in Late October 1942 to familiarize the 354th FG pilots transition from P-39 to P-51B.Nice shot, but I think that "legally" that is an F-6A, the photo recon version of the P-51A. There were some in the U.K., although it was more well known in the Med. Some of the F-6A's there were used to help check out new P-51B pilots when then transitioned from the P-47D.
Yes there is a picture of that in the 1946 Jane's.Actually the 67th TRG P-51A and P-51-2-NA were available in Late October 1942 to familiarize the 354th FG pilots transition from P-39 to P-51B.
Actually designated P-51-NA. Then AAFasked NAA to modify as recon ship, which they did and that particular P-51-NA was designated P-51-1-NA. Subsequently there remaining camera modswere executed at Depot and releaed as P-51-2-NA. In 1944 he designations transitioned to "F-6" and Subsequently F-6A, then B for P-51A and C for P-51B/C and D for P-51/K.Resp:
Taken from British order of Mustang MkIA and redesignated by USAAF initially as P-51-1 (and -2). But before assigned to an operational unit . . . were fitted with cameras and redesignated as F-6A Mustangs for photo recon.
Reminded you about "Miss" versus "Mo" or getting older?
This ship FT-T is 353rf FS/354th FG at Deenethorp Field F-128 on December 27th 1943. Visiting 401st BG to show off the new fighter. It transferred to 555FTS/496 FTG at Boxted, circa September 1944. Pretty famous PRO shot.*WWII photo- 354th Fighter Group -P 51 Mustang Fighter plane (43-12172) ESCORT* | eBay
Baugher:
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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