P-51 Mustang in unusual camo

[Thumpalumpacus]

I can't remember what I had for breakfast

I'd forget my ass if it wasn't stuck onto the bottom of my back.

 

[N4521U]

We are ALL in deep trouble.

 

[Mustangtmg]

Think that writer and member @drgondog will think quite different about that as do I also

Suggest you search for his name here and be suprised.

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Schnautzer01 ...

Forgive me but I'm seeing this on 12-25-2024 so I'm not sure what my friend Bill Marshall's book has to do in this thread.

I'm not sure what, exactly, is/was supposed to "surprise" me.

As far as Bill's P-51B book (and I'm not bragging, but stating a fact): if you own the book, take another look and you'll see my name a couple times in the front of the book where Bill has "Acknowledgements." I bore you with that fact only so you'll know that I'm at least a little "up" on my Mustangology (I've been a fan of the Mustang going back to about 1955 or so, when I was in elementary school. I continue to this VERY day, "gobbling-up" everything factual that I can find on all of the WWII Mustangs. I've learned a LOT from Bill going back > 5 yrs.

This might be an "old convo," but I'm not sure that I've ever seen your remark before...my bad.

We're all looking forward to Bill's new book, which I hope we'll see "on the shelves" early next year.

Cheers!

Tom

 

[Mustangtmg]

Excuse 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

 

[Snautzer01]

Schnautzer01 ...

Forgive me but I'm seeing this on 12-25-2024 so I'm not sure what my friend Bill Marshall's book has to do in this thread.

I'm not sure what, exactly, is/was supposed to "surprise" me.

As far as Bill's P-51B book (and I'm not bragging, but stating a fact): if you own the book, take another look and you'll see my name a couple times in the front of the book where Bill has "Acknowledgements." I bore you with that fact only so you'll know that I'm at least a little "up" on my Mustangology (I've been a fan of the Mustang going back to about 1955 or so, when I was in elementary school. I continue to this VERY day, "gobbling-up" everything factual that I can find on all of the WWII Mustangs. I've learned a LOT from Bill going back > 5 yrs.

This might be an "old convo," but I'm not sure that I've ever seen your remark before...my bad.

We're all looking forward to Bill's new book, which I hope we'll see "on the shelves" early next year.

Cheers!

Tom

Thats because without introducing yourself it very much looks like a troll remark.
Of wich we have had here.

But now that is out of the way, good to see you around here.
Hope you enjoyed my eBay findings on the subject of this aircraft.