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09-13-2005, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by plan_D ....Also the P-38 was Second sourced in Jan '45 a YEAR after the P-51s wmaxt | I didnt think the P38 was second sourced at all. Some people called it a criminal act for not to second source the P38 back in 1942, and instead put money and effort into P40's and P39's.
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09-13-2005, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by wmaxt Quote: |
Originally Posted by plan_D ....Also the P-38 was Second sourced in Jan '45 a YEAR after the P-51s wmaxt | I didnt think the P38 was second sourced at all. Some people called it a criminal act for not to second source the P38 back in 1942, and instead put money and effort into P40's and P39's. | Consolidated-Vultee built 113 L models in '45. They had done some parts before that so it was a natural.
I agree with that. The WPB also nixed the K model and the unified engine controls that would have really extended the high speed cruise, not to mention simplified the cocpit helping new pilots a bunch.
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09-14-2005, 10:24 PM
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| wmaxt, youre right. C-V built some P38's at their Nashville plant. I had forgot about them. Than ks for reminding me.
Im looking at my P38 book. They were P38L-5-VN, tail numbers 43-50226 through 43-50338. I dont have any delivery dates for them. Ayone know? The book has a big blank on delivery date for this batch.
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09-14-2005, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by syscom3 wmaxt, youre right. C-V built some P38's at their Nashville plant. I had forgot about them. Than ks for reminding me.
Im looking at my P38 book. They were P38L-5-VN, tail numbers 43-50226 through 43-50338. I dont have any delivery dates for them. Ayone know? The book has a big blank on delivery date for this batch. | They might of been scrapped at the factory....
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09-15-2005, 07:12 AM
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43-50226/50338 Lockheed P-38L-5-VN Lightning
50281 (F-5G-6-LO)
50310 to NC75666, to the Caribbean Legion on Cayo Confites base of MRD (Movimiento Revolucionaria Dominicano), 08/47 taken over by Cuba as CAEC 126
50312 to NL5016N, to the Caribbean Legion on Cayo Confites base of MRD (Movimiento Revolucionaria Dominicano), 08/47 taken over by Cuba as CAEC 122.
That info is from Joe Baugher's serial number search page. http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html
He has a pretty comprehensive database for serial numbers. He also has one for Navy aircraft.
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10-23-2006, 08:43 PM
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| alway think the 47 is a better aircraft for many reasons, but most of all , It is one tuff bird
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10-24-2006, 02:20 PM
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10-24-2006, 02:37 PM
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Country: | In terms of maintainability, durability, diversity of missions,
and numbers built, then P-47. It's just so damned ugly. | |
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10-26-2006, 01:58 AM
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Shooting....Pony. | |
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10-29-2006, 01:49 AM
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Country: | is the picture above a TA-152 or a FW-190 D9. It is amazing to me herr Hitler limited the long nose focke wulf to ground attack. There may be limitations I do not know about but it would seem that this airplane would have been a good stopgap until the ME-262 came along | |
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03-03-2008, 05:17 PM
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Country: | Looks like a tie to me. Back in the 90's I was digging around a used book store for aircraft book when the lady I was with started talking to an elderly man. He was a big firt. It ended up that he flew P-47 and transitioned into the A-37 and then P-51. I talked with him several years ago. I think he was in MTO. He did not have any air kills. He flew CAS missions. THe pilot said that everyone was always surprised that he liked the P-51 over the P-47 for the ground attacks. He said that the handling ablilies of the P-51 more than make up for having only six .50 cals and the fact the P-47 could handle more damage.
I am leaning toward the P-47 Razorbacks.
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03-05-2008, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by evangilder  Here is what I have:
43-50226/50338 Lockheed P-38L-5-VN Lightning
50281 (F-5G-6-LO)
50310 to NC75666, to the Caribbean Legion on Cayo Confites base of MRD (Movimiento Revolucionaria Dominicano), 08/47 taken over by Cuba as CAEC 126
50312 to NL5016N, to the Caribbean Legion on Cayo Confites base of MRD (Movimiento Revolucionaria Dominicano), 08/47 taken over by Cuba as CAEC 122.
That info is from Joe Baugher's serial number search page. USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present
He has a pretty comprehensive database for serial numbers. He also has one for Navy aircraft. | His data base is extensive. In the research I did on 355th and SF a/c I found a high error rate, however, so my opinion is use it as a start - collect and correct from other sources, then send Joe your updates to help this public source improve over time.
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03-05-2008, 03:12 PM
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Country:  | From a British perspective - it has to the Mustang! After all if it wasn't for the British Purchasing Commission, North American wouldn't have designed and built it! | |
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03-07-2008, 11:30 AM
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Country: | now from what a vet said to one of my friends if you flying a p-47d if you put the thottle at like 1/4 power and pull flaps all the way out if would almost turn on its axis | |
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