Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:32 am
The Razorback P-47 was called that because the area behined the cockpit came up to a sharp thin angle (like a shaving razor)not because it looked like a razorback hog. The P-51B spine is rounded not razor sharp.
The photo of Beeson's P-51B is real nice.
I think the differance in OD in the photo is because it rained and the darker looking OD is just still wet.The ground is still wet from rain or the P-51 was just cleaned.?.
Well my 2 cents anyway.
Rick
The photo of Beeson's P-51B is real nice.
I think the differance in OD in the photo is because it rained and the darker looking OD is just still wet.The ground is still wet from rain or the P-51 was just cleaned.?.
Well my 2 cents anyway.
Rick
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:02 am
99.999% of pilots and crewman, when I've asked what type P-51 they flew or worked on, replied "razorbacks". I'll go with that!!
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:10 am
Jack Cook wrote:99.999% of pilots and crewman, when I've asked what type P-51 they flew or worked on, replied "razorbacks". I'll go with that!!
A. Love to see those contemporary accounts...
B. If I has a penny for every mis-remembered fact by a veteran...
C. Nicknames are notoriously slippery items and there are numerous examples of retrospective invention.
D. As we all know the (current) wide availability of the 'D' model is because it was the important one, not those other funny looking ones - so I thought they all worked on 'D' models, anyway?
K. What did the 0.001 crewman say? Or was he too small to hear?
Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:42 am
DOES IT REALLY MATTER!
This little argument drives me nuts...gee whiz!
This little argument drives me nuts...gee whiz!
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Re: ????
Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:42 am
Jack Cook wrote:99.999% of pilots and crewman, when I've asked what type P-51 they flew or worked on, replied "razorbacks". I'll go with that!!
I'm not disagreeing .I was stating why the P-47D Razorback was called Razorback.
I don't know why the P-51B was/is called a razorback,Arkansas razorback maybe?
Ask my uncle who worked on P-51's in WW2 and he dose not remember if they used that or not.
Anyway still a very nice looking plane.
Rick
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:47 am
If I has a penny for every mis-remembered fact by a veteran...
James you're sounding a bit to arrogant today please smack yourself
What did the 0.001 crewman say?
Watch out for people who weren't there but know more
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:52 am
Jack Cook wrote:If I has a penny for every mis-remembered fact by a veteran...
James you're sounding a bit to arrogant today please smack yourselfWhat did the 0.001 crewman say?
Watch out for people who weren't there but know more
Fish on...
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:59 am
Fish on...
just 2 words (and their mine)
Jack the disappointed
Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:38 pm
AWWWW its on now!
But seriously, just remember for anyone who has ever found somebody in disagreement on this site with you.
YOU'LL NEVER FIND SOMEONE WITH THE EXACT SAME MIND! We are all here to share our likes in Warbirds, but it is the dislikes that keep this place going i think.
But seriously, just remember for anyone who has ever found somebody in disagreement on this site with you.
YOU'LL NEVER FIND SOMEONE WITH THE EXACT SAME MIND! We are all here to share our likes in Warbirds, but it is the dislikes that keep this place going i think.