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I don't think it was an actually aircraft, it was a North American proposalI'm following the thread asking if the P-51was the best WW2 escort. There's a few mentions of the P-509. I'm not familiar with it and I can't find it online. Could someone kindly post some information about it?
The P-509 was the Allison Powered High Speed Pursuit preliminary design that went to AFPC in mid march 1940 along with the specifications that became the NA-73 after a month of idea exchange between RAF/BAM and NAA. In other words the 'baby Mustang'
The first production Mustang I, SerNo. AG345 - there's a three-bladed prop for ya'First (non NA 73X) Mustang picture I've seen with a 3 bladed prop. If the early RAF Mustangs had 3 bladed props, the pictures showed a whirling propeller.
No. Although similar the A-36 had dive brakes.Beautiful airplane. Would the aircraft pictured be the same as an A-36?
Just noticed the national insignia on the bottom of the wing. Would that be correctly called a "neutrality star"? I think it was called by that in an issue of Air Classics years ago.
First (non NA 73X) Mustang picture I've seen with a 3 bladed prop. If the early RAF Mustangs had 3 bladed props, the pictures showed a whirling propeller.
I started looking up Mustang variants just to see if there's a P-51G. The D, the H, and K models have been discussed here. This is the first website I've been to that I have to do homework for.
Thank you for that picture. No matter the variant the Mustang is always a beautiful airplane.
Couldn't find a P-51 I.