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North American P-51D-25-NA44-72851 (457th FS, 506th FG) in landing accident at North Field, Iwo Jima Aug 2, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed. 02-08-1945 Thursday

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Aeroplane Photo Supply #3509 North American P-51 Apache airplane. Origen of the apache name myth?

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Aeroplane Photo Supply #3509 North American P-51 Apache airplane. Origen of the apache name myth?

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Actually this is NA-73X prototype. Notice the rounded windshield and no cheek guns.
 
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41-37324 was tested P-51 Tactical Trials

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The label should read NA-91 P-51-NA (#5 production 41-37324
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Aeroplane Photo Supply #3509 North American P-51 Apache airplane. Origen of the apache name myth?

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Great photo! There was a long...and drawn out...discussion on the Facebook Mustang page regarding the use of the name "Apache" for the A-36. The conclusion based on various documents dug up by members if the group show It was never formally adopted by the Military. The name does appear in a couple early NAA print advertisements but it never stuck. The A-36 is a Mustang.

Jim
 
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Great photo! There was a long...and drawn out...discussion on the Facebook Mustang page regarding the use of the name "Apache" for the A-36. The conclusion based on various documents dug up by members if the group show It was never formally adopted by the Military. The name does appear in a couple early NAA print advertisements but it never stuck. The A-36 is a Mustang.

Jim
I mean a lot of these stock pictures were used in many books. So if perhaps a copied mistake is the origen of the legend name.
 
What's this? Are you just referring to the actual gun?
The early P-51 was armed with two .50MGs in the lower engine cowling, often referred to as "cheek guns".

The prototype didn't have them mounted, so the cowling was "clean".
 

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