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US Merlin P-40s & RAAF P-40s 'in action'

Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:21 am

Rather neat bit of P-40 footage including US Merlin P-40s and RAAF examples, mostly / all N Africa? Classic newsreel - lots of airfield stuff, nothing closer to the front line.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3vpn8_p402_tech

New to me, but I'm no expert.

Sound is a disaster (just turn it off) and the whole seems to have been lifted from Russian TV?!?

I've added it to the Base Theater, but as I don't go there, and I assume others likewise, I though I'd add a post too!

Cheers,

Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:56 am

On can read BBC on the last frame.... BBC archives ?

Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:07 am

450 [OK] & 3 [CV] Sqns RAAF,
112 Sqn RAF [GA] [sharks] & 260 Sqn RAF [HS].
USAAF 80th FG [Skulls/Banshees, Burma] & 57th FG [P-40F] Nth Africa

could be others...

Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:23 am

That's about what I picked, OD, although I wasn't sure about what I thought was an OK-coded aircraft. Had no idea re 57th FG.

Loved the 3 Sqn RAAF Kittyhawk spinning around at the end of the strip to watch the aircraft in front clear.
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