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10-29-2006, 12:47 PM
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#106 | | Master of Ewes
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10-29-2006, 04:22 PM
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#107 | | Banned
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Country:  | Info on the FM-2 pilot and his mount from page 5 of this thread can be found HERE...
The Russian pilot in his Yak-1 on page 7 is Mikhail Dmitriyevich Baranov and the image is a scan from the original in my collection. Baranov was killed in January of 1943.
Here's another photo taken during the same shoot...  Image source
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01-06-2007, 08:54 PM
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#108 | | Minister of Whoopass
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01-08-2007, 03:18 PM
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Country: | Thanks for all the great photos. Too many good ones to pick a favorite although the mangled mountains of p-38s on the first page has to be the most disturbing. | |
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01-08-2007, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass  the P-51 rockets shot must be staged or a test surely? | I REALLY bothers me that in "Saving Private Ryan:, Mustangs are refered to as "Tank Busters."
They dont show musch of the aircraft. They just as esaily could have mentioned Typhoons or P-47's!
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01-09-2007, 11:57 AM
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#111 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | what my comment has to do with that i dunno but yes it was a bit odd, they could just as easily have said "mustangs", the problem is there're no flyable typhoons and at the time only only flyable P-47 in europe, which has now gone to America rather sadly..........
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01-09-2007, 05:26 PM
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01-10-2007, 06:07 AM
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Country:  | I'm pretty sure i've read somewhere that they did want to use P-47's, but because none were available they went with P-51's.
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01-12-2007, 01:42 PM
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#114 | | Master of Ewes
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01-16-2007, 12:45 PM
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01-22-2007, 01:10 PM
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01-22-2007, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt308 No tank busting P-51s? What about 3" rockets in christmas tree tubes? | Not that there weren't tank busting P-51's but if you were the historical consultant for the movie I'm sure you would have suggested alternatives. There are so many other aircraft more deserving the mantle of "Tank Buster."
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01-22-2007, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackWolf3945 However, for someone who hasn't been exposed to, and has little or no interest in such things, it would be tough to be able to identify a certain type of aircraft.
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01-23-2007, 11:25 AM
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#119 | | Master of Ewes
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09-22-2007, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus I would assume so as the Stang doesnt have any squadron letters... | Dan - The production -30 had rack/stub for rockets, the photo is of a P-51D-10 which could easily be a NA test bed for the rocket mounts. I'll set up my own thread and show them.
I can't quite make out the last three tail numbers or I might be able to figure out whether it saw combat.
The WRA is Kinnard's 1st 51D-30 in April 1945 - note the three racks in second pic
The WR- B is Marshall's last P-51D-25 - no retrofit, post war Gablingen
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