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The Allisson engined Mustangs in RAF service were Mk I, Mk IA and Mk II. Deliveries of the ordered Mustang MK I were interrupted by Pearl Harbour and the US halting shipments of anything and everything until they sorted stuff out. Whenn deliveries resumed they were under Lend Lease and named MK IA. There was still a shortfall which was made up with the MK II which had the later Allisson engine P-51 Mustang Variants - RAF - MustangsMustangs.comExcuse me, but has NO ONE corrected the info on this aircraft all this time. It's an NA-91 aircraft, 92 of which went to the RAF under Lend Lease and 58 to the US ( 1 to USN and 57 to USAAF) as "P-51" (no letter suffix --- already mentioned) "Apaches." They officially became Mustangs in the USAAF in July, 1942.
The RAFs were named "Mustang Mk IA" --- most of the USAAF's P-51 Mustangs became Tac-R aircraft after cameras were added in 3 (maybe more) locations in the US, and a couple years later were redesignated "F-6As." They kept their four 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannons (license-built by Oldsmobile), even after cameras were added. Two of the NA-91s became the XP-51B Mustang prototypes when Merlins and 4-bladed props were adapted to the airframe, along with cooling system and other changes. The one that went to the USN became a "chase plane" and sorta "never was heard of again."
The NA-97 A-36A Mustang followed the NA-91 aircraft and were NEVER officially named ANYTHING but "Mustang," although some of the pilots and groundcrewmen in the 27th FBG in the MTO wanted them renamed "Invaders," but Douglas already had that name on their excellent A-26 Invader.
What else can I tell you? OH, and I have scans of historical documents, most of which came from the USAAF and NAA, so they're PRIMARY sources, which naturally I trust over anything you can read in Wikipedia or on websites.
Please reply to me if I've made any errors in my clarification above --- I'm only human and mistype stuff alllll the time!
Thanks.
MustangTMG
The very first 51 turtle deck I saw up close was in Texas while wandering airports, hangars etc attending CAF AIRSHO 70. The fuselage was on a pallet and the window at the camera position was missing and some crude reinforcement installed. I recall it had a -3 engine. Some day when I have set the equipment to put slides on the computer, they can
It is a bit left of field but if they nailed P-51s with a dazzle pattern to the sides, it cold have worked, why did no one think about it?I'll have to go back and check my records, but.........some P-51s were lost during shipping to the UK, so technically they were torpedoed. But either crated or cocooned as cargo on ships that were sunk by U-Boats, normally wearing standard factory applied C&M. So begs the question, if they had worn the special camouflage, would the ship they were on still have been torpedoed?
Sorry, beg, respectfully, to disagree. Based on the documentation including the acceptance and shipping/sailing dates, there was no interruption to the deliveries of the NA-73 and NA-83 Mustang I to the RAF. First examples of the NA-73 Mustang I were shipped to the UK in October 1941, arriving in November 1941, with shipments leaving US ports continuing right through December 1941 to August 1942 on a regular basis - biggest issue was shipping space to spread delivery batches across ships in convoys so loss of one ship would not lead to large losses of crated aircraft and sailing dates of convoys. Remember the NA-73 and NA-83 Mustang I production batches had been paid for 'up front' by the UK Government and USAAF at this point in time was still not showing great interest in the Mustang I and the two NA-73 provided to the USAAF had not even been tested by the USAAF by this stage.The Allisson engined Mustangs in RAF service were Mk I, Mk IA and Mk II. Deliveries of the ordered Mustang MK I were interrupted by Pearl Harbour and the US halting shipments of anything and everything until they sorted stuff out. Whenn deliveries resumed they were under Lend Lease and named MK IA. There was still a shortfall which was made up with the MK II which had the later Allisson engine P-51 Mustang Variants - RAF - MustangsMustangs.com
If you fall down and do the fish, make sure it's among friends.Good lord, that gave me epilepsy.
The Buffalo (and TBD and other types) test dazzle patterns were shades of gray and green. Here's a modeling site: Special Hobby 1/32 F2A-1 Brewster Buffalo | Large Scale PlanesIIRC the Brewster Buffalo with the dazzle camo was white and brown.
i Am old, missed the grey and green bit.The Buffalo (and TBD and other types) test dazzle patterns were shades of gray and green. Here's a modeling site: Special Hobby 1/32 F2A-1 Brewster Buffalo | Large Scale Planes
They say "grey and green should never be seen", which is why it is great for camo.i Am old, missed the grey and green bit.
And never trust a fart...I hope you all remember to go to a toilet if you need to pee.