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johnbr said:
P-51 "Mustang" fighter in flight near the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation. October 1942. 4x5 Kodachrome transparencyView attachment 510278
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This aircraft was taken from the Second order for the British. 57 Mustang MkI aircraft were held back just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USAAF initially designated them as P-51-1 (& -2), but most were fitted with cameras for the Photo-Recon mission and redesignated as F-6A. Although most if not all kept the black stenciling just forward of the canopy on the left fuselage of 'P-51-1 NA.' Armament retained the four wing mounted 20mm cannon.
 
Just right regarding napalm tanks. If you look closely at the photo, to the left of the filler pipe is a cylindrical device which is the igniter. The mount it is attached to is non-standard (probably from another aircraft P-40?) and the wooden braces are there to keep the tanks steady. On the regular (inside) mount there are integral sway braces built into it.
 
The item to the left is the fuel delivery (outlet) and the right angled one to the left of that is the vent fitting.

 
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