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A-36 with bazooka rocket tubes 1944

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Interesting shot. An A-36 and a P-51A? One has a 3 bladed prop, the other a four bladed prop. Note the ice cream truck selling some refreshments to the men. I don't think this would have happened at a military installation so this has to be at an assembly plant.

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Note - I was shown some additional info.

"P-51B's in this S/N range were all assigned to NACA for tests or Lend Lease to Brits, but taken back over by AAF with no Brit service, so almost certainly taken at NACA facility, either Moffet or Langley.
Cannot read last serial no. on either, but examples in the serial range:
43-12094 assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, NAS Moffett Field, CA Nov 16, 1944 to Sep 9, 1947. Used for aerodynamics research. The propeller of the aircraft was removed and its oil and coolant ducts blocked so that it resembled the wind tunnel model. The aircraft was towed aloft by a P-61 and released. Careful measurements of longitudinal deceleration were used to determine aircraft drag ----------- several other AC extremely close in S/N's show similar assignment for various tests
With Brit flash on tail : 43-12113 to RAF as Mustang III FX848. Returned to USAAF Dec 30, 1943, no RAF service."
 

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