Hi all,
I'm building a 1/48 P-51D Mustang from Tamiya and intend to finish it in the markings of A68-809 flown (and sadly, crashed) by Wing Commander Lou Spence of 77 Sqn in Korea.
The model (designed to be an American-built F-51D) features three lights to be painted red, amber and green on the underside of the port wing tip. It is to my understanding that these were recognition lights, a sort of primitive IFF system. I know these weren't featured on British built RAF Mustangs with Allison engines, but were these featured on RAAF mustangs?
From photographs, the RAAF Museum mustang doesn't appear to have them, but this was a CAC built aircraft, A68-809 was a lend-leased aircraft (judging by its late serial number), so is it possible that these lights could have been included on Spence's aircraft? The best picture I could find of the aircraft's wings is on the Australian War Memorial site (148931 | Australian War Memorial), but from what I can see it is not entirely clear whether they're there or not.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm building a 1/48 P-51D Mustang from Tamiya and intend to finish it in the markings of A68-809 flown (and sadly, crashed) by Wing Commander Lou Spence of 77 Sqn in Korea.
The model (designed to be an American-built F-51D) features three lights to be painted red, amber and green on the underside of the port wing tip. It is to my understanding that these were recognition lights, a sort of primitive IFF system. I know these weren't featured on British built RAF Mustangs with Allison engines, but were these featured on RAAF mustangs?
From photographs, the RAAF Museum mustang doesn't appear to have them, but this was a CAC built aircraft, A68-809 was a lend-leased aircraft (judging by its late serial number), so is it possible that these lights could have been included on Spence's aircraft? The best picture I could find of the aircraft's wings is on the Australian War Memorial site (148931 | Australian War Memorial), but from what I can see it is not entirely clear whether they're there or not.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!