P-51 in Operation Torch

Mgawa · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:37 pm

Greetings all,

as I know there was some topic regard to the use of P-51 in operation Torch but I can not find them. Any help or suggestion?

Cheers

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:42 pm

A bit to early and just Naval aircraft if I'm not mistaken.
Don't let the yellow surrounding the insignia fool you.

Mgawa · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:53 pm

Good point about yellow border! My basic impression is that this border is related to this operation but this is not always the case.

Thank you Jack

Holedigger · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:58 pm

IIRC Something like 70 P-40s were there, but had to wait until an airfield was taken as they could not land back on the carrier.

TonyM · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:02 pm

On 10 Nov 1942, 72 P-40F fighters of the 58FS/33FG launched off of the aircraft carrier USS Chenango and landed at the captured airfield at Port Lyautey, French Morocco. One 33FG P-40F was involved in a fatal accident at Norfolk, Virginia, on 21 Oct 42 while en route to shipping out on the carrier.

TonyM.

Mgawa · **Posted:** Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:10 pm

I think that I have some images of the P-51 on carrier board but they are not early version.

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