 | Help!! True Color of this P-51| Old Threads Discuss Help!! True Color of this P-51 in the Old Stuff forums; That looks ok, the blue one doesnt have any apparent pattern to it or anything.... |
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10-28-2004, 02:59 PM
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#16 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | That looks ok, the blue one doesnt have any apparent pattern to it or anything.
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10-28-2004, 03:04 PM
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#17 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | Friend and me 262 killer Huie Lambs Etta Jean II. His and ace friend Dick Hewitt's stang are framed through photos above my office doorway | |
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10-28-2004, 03:06 PM
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#18 | | the old Sage
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Country: | Here's small squad leader Dick Hewitt's bird. Dick scored 2 Me 262's in april of 45 near Prague. Another great profile by Nick King. | |
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10-28-2004, 03:09 PM
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#19 | | the old Sage
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Country: | and last another Stang but this time from the 339th fg. Friend Steve Ananian's bird. Steve scored the 339th's first Me 262 of the unit in this a/c. Nick King provides the profile again......... | |
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10-28-2004, 07:03 PM
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I once skinned this plane  Lovely bird 
Edit: The pilot in the avatar I used to have (you remember it, I'm sure) was Cpt. Frank Birtciel, pilot of this plane
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10-28-2004, 07:08 PM
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10-28-2004, 07:41 PM
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#22 | | the old Sage
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Country: | Frank has mentioned that the camo was used in 44 and then replaced by the old natural aluminum. sharp a/c they were in his squadron
here is his with 1 kill on the canopy trim in March of 45. | |
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10-29-2004, 01:41 PM
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#23 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | actually i've checked and that's the correct paint scheme........................
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10-29-2004, 02:57 PM
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Country: | What the blue?
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10-29-2004, 04:30 PM
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#25 | | the old Sage
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Country: | actually this is the scheme used on the D's with the Normandie stripes before the swept back yellow colour to the canopy in the 361st.
Nick King provides another profile | |
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10-30-2004, 08:03 AM
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#26 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | the aircraft is a P-51D allocated to the 375th fighter squadron, 361st fighter group, 8th air force as you have correctly identified, and that is the correct piant scheme, i'll bring in the book in which i have the picture to verify to CC that it's correct, then he can back me up, that's the only way i can prove it........................
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10-31-2004, 11:35 PM
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Country:  | I thought that I'd seen the blue colour scheme before... Its on one of the books I got for my birthday! 
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10-31-2004, 11:54 PM
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#28 | | the old Sage
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Country: | not on any of the yellowjackets birds you haven't and I can asure you no P-51 from the 8th AF ever had blue uppers for camo nor any 354th fg mustang from the 9th af either
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11-01-2004, 01:27 PM
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#29 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | but i can assure you this one did...................
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11-01-2004, 03:13 PM
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Country: | Must have been great, the enemy pilots would be too busy being sick to actually shoot it 
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