Monday Quiz - P-51 whatzit ....
Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:57 am
well folks...... time for a little quiz....
what's the story of this P-51 ?
btw: ...I know... -
Martin
what's the story of this P-51 ?
btw: ...I know... -
Martin
???
Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:05 am
5 strong men and 2 little girls 
Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:19 am
well, It would appear that this 51 is in the Orient, but that is all I can tell
maybe Thiland, or Maylasia
maybe Thiland, or Maylasia
Re: ???
Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:29 am
Jack Cook wrote:5 strong men and 2 little girls
And a baby...
Korea?
Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:44 am
Phillippines, and unsure of the subsequent history. Either still there or became N20JW
Re: ???
Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:51 am
gary1954 wrote:maybe Thailand, or Maylasia
nope
Ztex wrote:
Korea?
nope
Joe Scheil wrote:Phillippines, and unsure of the subsequent history. Either still there or became N20JW
Joe is correct on the country, but not on the rest....
*HINT*
saw service with USAAF, USAF (training), USANG, USAF (war duty), transferred to Foreign Air Force (war duty), returned to USAF, transferred to Foreign Air Force (different one), briefly borrowed by 'The Firm' and used in another local war (unofficial and clandestine), returned to regular service, put on display after retirement, removed and used in a rebuild project...., losing its ID in the process.....
Martin
???
Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:16 am
One of Stephen Johnson's 
Could be Bill Hane's
where's my pony
Could be Bill Hane's
where's my pony
Re: ???
Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:22 am
Jack Cook wrote:One of Stephen Johnson's
Could be Bill Hane's
where's my pony
no pony....
try again.... 
Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:16 pm
*Hands in the air* 
????
Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:35 pm
I've got a blank data plate. Who's would you like it to be 
Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:46 am
Its Tony Banta's Kimberly Kaye....A stunning Mustang.
Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:44 am
Well folks.....
this is P-51D-25-NA 44-72917..... thee are some blanks in the CV of this aircraft, but lets talk facts:
it was an a/c that was deployed to the ETO but never saw assignment to any frontline unit, i.e. it never went beyond BAD-2 (Base Air Depot Warton, UK) and was RETUS in September 1945. Put into storage, it later was issued to the ANG and served with 170th FS IL ANG - it then was among the aircraft earmarked for delivery to the Korean War Theatre aboard USS Boxer. After arrival it initially served with an USAF unit, most probably the 18th FBG, but records are not available - during the hostilities, this aircraft was then transferred to the ROKAF but after the war ended was returned to the USAF, and immediately transferred to the Philippine AF, where it was assigned code "410" - in 1958 it was one of the 6 ex-Philippine AF P-51's assigned to the PRRI (Rebel) Airforce in Indonesia to fight along A-26's against the regular Indonesian Air Force. For this purpose, all markings were removed. '917 survived this episod and returned to the Philippines, where again Philippine National markings were applied, but they differed slightly from the 'official' markings, being smaller in size. By that time, the P-51's were being phased out of service in the Philippines and the aircraft was put on display in Manila, with nickname "Skipper" (as seen in the photo).
Enter CAC Mustang A68-192
This RAAF Mustang came to the civil scene as VH-FCB in 1958 and was re-registered PI-C651 in 1969.... it suffered a crashlanding at Manila Airport on 19th October 1973 resulting in heavy damage to the fuselage. The aircraft was rebuilt, using the center section of 44-72917 which was removed from display for this purpose around 1975 - briefly registered VR-HIU in Hongkong, it soon adopted registry G-HAEC (OFMC) under which it still is active in the UK, currently owned by Rob Davies. It was used for various movie projects and saw a myriad of colour schemes, but today flies as "Big Beautiful Doll".
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 68192.html
Martin
this is P-51D-25-NA 44-72917..... thee are some blanks in the CV of this aircraft, but lets talk facts:
it was an a/c that was deployed to the ETO but never saw assignment to any frontline unit, i.e. it never went beyond BAD-2 (Base Air Depot Warton, UK) and was RETUS in September 1945. Put into storage, it later was issued to the ANG and served with 170th FS IL ANG - it then was among the aircraft earmarked for delivery to the Korean War Theatre aboard USS Boxer. After arrival it initially served with an USAF unit, most probably the 18th FBG, but records are not available - during the hostilities, this aircraft was then transferred to the ROKAF but after the war ended was returned to the USAF, and immediately transferred to the Philippine AF, where it was assigned code "410" - in 1958 it was one of the 6 ex-Philippine AF P-51's assigned to the PRRI (Rebel) Airforce in Indonesia to fight along A-26's against the regular Indonesian Air Force. For this purpose, all markings were removed. '917 survived this episod and returned to the Philippines, where again Philippine National markings were applied, but they differed slightly from the 'official' markings, being smaller in size. By that time, the P-51's were being phased out of service in the Philippines and the aircraft was put on display in Manila, with nickname "Skipper" (as seen in the photo).
Enter CAC Mustang A68-192
This RAAF Mustang came to the civil scene as VH-FCB in 1958 and was re-registered PI-C651 in 1969.... it suffered a crashlanding at Manila Airport on 19th October 1973 resulting in heavy damage to the fuselage. The aircraft was rebuilt, using the center section of 44-72917 which was removed from display for this purpose around 1975 - briefly registered VR-HIU in Hongkong, it soon adopted registry G-HAEC (OFMC) under which it still is active in the UK, currently owned by Rob Davies. It was used for various movie projects and saw a myriad of colour schemes, but today flies as "Big Beautiful Doll".
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 68192.html
Martin
Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:36 am
Interesting.
G-HAEC was (IIRC) for Hong Kong Aero Engineering Company(?) - the rebuilders. That's from memory...
No comment about a NA P-51D ID being subsumed into a CAC Mustang. I mean the opposite would never happen, would it?
G-HAEC was (IIRC) for Hong Kong Aero Engineering Company(?) - the rebuilders. That's from memory...
No comment about a NA P-51D ID being subsumed into a CAC Mustang. I mean the opposite would never happen, would it?