eBay: North American P-51 Mustang

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General Charles (Sandy) McCorkle was my father's last boss in USAF. Dad was Deputy Chief, Air Defense Command -Missles Div vice McCorkle. He was a great guy and gentleman.
 
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I believe this is the XP-51B as seen below and the text, published on January 15, 1944 is kind of misleading for the time of publication, IMHO
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XP-51B #1. This is a moment in time - after 421 returned from Ames where the 'dropped' slanted scoop was formulated to eiminate the rumble. May 1943 and soon after departed NAA for Wright Field. It was dispatched tor Training Command til end of war. Another treasure reduced to scrap.
 
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43-12389 was one of the 3 P-51B with 85 gal tanks per MCR-326 set to Eglin for testing of stability with the new tank.
 
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Peter Gunn said:
I remember reading where Walsh actually wanted to use Mustangs but the ANG Thunderbolts were available for less $$$ so he went with them.
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The first rescue in ETO was with a P-51D, so the story would have been better served using Mustangs. But then what? Paint the cheaper P-47s as Fw 190s?

Gawd those studio canopies are awfull (hissing heard in the background)
 
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the 530FS was credited with 88 air VCs. The 311th FG was credited with a total of 115 VCs. The tally on right (136) is number of Damaged credits. Strange Board.

The 530th flew P-51As early while 528/529 flew A-36s until late summer 1944 - which could account for much larger % of air victories going to 530th FS.
 
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Col Glen Duncan's last ship. He was shot down by flak over Holland in P-47D July 7, 1944. He evaded capture and fought with underground until over run by Allies. Returned to command the 353rd in April 1945 till EOW.
 
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Both XP-51B had the final intake scoop installed. 421 first at Ames, then 352 with production scoop - as all early P-51B-1-NA already released but awaiting 1650-3 engines from Packard. For example 43-12093 (#1) had flat intake scoop when first photgraphed but replaced before first flight tests by Chilton in May 1943.

The image Snautzer published earlier was #1, the one that did Not go to Ames.

Yes to walkaround shots, but many forever lost when Rockwell absorbed. I have high res images of 352 and 421 bt have to seek Boeing's permission to display (theoretically only to publish) as they own copyright to all NAA products. So many on eBay are products of the NAA photo with the bottom photo ID cropped..
 
Maisch got two 109s west Marburg on September 11, 1944 while returning home with radio trouble. The same batch that he carved , continued east NE and were clobbered by 354th FS led by my father. Dad got 2-0-1, Brown got 3, Priest 1, Peglar 2 and Schultz. Lft Frost added one more to 358FS score in air plus Morgan who collided with a 109. Four more were destroyed on the ground.


Flt Pegalar was an exchange pilot from RAF. He finished an eight week tour with 354th FS with 2 doubles in air and one on the ground to be the only recognized Ace from RAF in 8th AF.
 
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The P-51B Dorsal extended about 4" further forward than the D - The F-82 needed more 'effective fin area' to provide rudder authority at low speed/single engine so it was both the largest in area and the longest in length as you pointed out.
 
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