eBay: North American P-51 Mustang (6 Viewers)

[Peter Gunn]

Excellent! Thanks again, so what's up with the canopy in the first shot? Looks like it had a bit of "re-engineering" done to it.

 

[Wurger]

Oh yes.. as memo serves that's the another Swiss modification. It was done for the two-seater planes in order to have a better access the second seat .

the pic source: P-51D-5-NA s/n 44-13710 "Ann I" ...
and ... Swiss Mustangs

 

[Airframes]

Now that would be an interesting conversion for a model subject.

 

[Wurger]

Agree but it would be making the kite of being a little bit too ugly.

 

[Snautzer01]

USAAF P-51A Mustang 1st Air Commando Group India 1944 1 COLOR SLIDE No Photo | eBay

 

[Wurger]

 

[Peter Gunn]

Looks like a whole squadron, I think I count 15 white/silver/bare metal noses.

 

[Snautzer01]

Dec 1944 USAAF ID'd pilot's airplane Photo #9 aircraft Tail #414914 | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

Dec 1944 USAAF ID'd pilot's Aircraft Photo #7 airplane & pilot | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

Nov 1944 USAAF ID'd pilot's Aircraft Photo #3 pilot & airplanes | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

Nov 1944 USAAF ID'd pilot's Aircraft Photo #2 pilot & airplane | eBay

 

[Snautzer01]

Nov 1944 USAAF ID'd pilot's Aircraft Photo #1 pilot & airplane | eBay

 

[Peter Gunn]

Interesting shots, no squadron codes on the top pic and what's with "L74" and "L86" on the two B/C models in the lower pic? As well as the others with "L78" and "L81"?

 

[Snautzer01]

OLD WW2 MILITARY PHOTO SNAPSHOT AIRCRAFT NOSE ART A-35 | eBay

 

[Dana Bell]

The L-coded Mustangs were from the 54th Fighter Group while it was a stateside P-51 replacement training group based in Florida. LE0 was originally the personal mount of C/O Lt Col Ward W. Harker; I suspect the third character of the nose marking was a zero rather than an "oh" reflecting Harker's position as daddy rabbit.

What surprised me the most can be seen in the front views - it looks like some of the aircraft had camouflaged wings with unpainted tips and control surfaces. I've never seen such a combination before, and the images are poor enough that I could be misreading them completely - but nice to see none-the-less!

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Wurger]

 

[Navalwarrior]

Interesting shots, no squadron codes on the top pic and what's with "L74" and "L86" on the two B/C models in the lower pic? As well as the others with "L78" and "L81"?

Resp:
The aircraft with large numbers on the nose usually means 'training aircraft.' So,likely in US.

 

[Navalwarrior]

Dec 1944 USAAF ID'd pilot's airplane Photo #9 aircraft Tail #414914 | eBay

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Resp:
Likely the training base CO's Mustang.

 

[fubar57]

Yep, as Dana said

 

[Snautzer01]

USAAF P-51 Mustangs original photo nose art Feb 1945 Army Air Force | eBay