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Jack Cook
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I'm afraid that i insist that this a/c be painted in its original markings!!!
Courtesy of Steve Smith son of 348th FG pilot Wayne Smith.
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P-51K #79 s/n 44-12118 "Fragile But Agile" 342nd FS 348th FG 5th AF Ie Shima July 1945 owned by Mark Tisler has N60752 and under restoration in ND!!!
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Wonderful stuff Jack - thanks! Mark
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I wholeheartedly agree. What a colour scheme 8) Very nice. I wish them all the best with the restoration.

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Jack, I really hate to nitpick this, but that tail number doesn't look like 412118; I downloaded and enlarged the image and if you look very closely, it looks more like 412018. The left side of the 0 is almost at the rudder hinge line, but it's distinctly there. If you scan the tail number at a higher resolution you should see the stencil break at the top of the 0.

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By all means! Do her back as original, I'm about full of Blue Nosed Mustangs-now is the opportunity for someone to do an accurate and spectacular set of markings!!!!!!!!
It's always puzzled me why someone doing a C-47 didn't opt for "STUKA CHASER" a tranport with a kill record-

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Chris Brame wrote:
Jack, I really hate to nitpick this, but that tail number doesn't look like 412118; I downloaded and enlarged the image and if you look very closely, it looks more like 412018. The left side of the 0 is almost at the rudder hinge line, but it's distinctly there. If you scan the tail number at a higher resolution you should see the stencil break at the top of the 0.


correct..... 44-12018 it is

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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo. :cry:
Are my eyes that bad?? Just because everything gets
blurrier has it gets closer :shock:
Come on guys and quit using your super zoom and just
tell me whar it says........118 right......... :twisted:

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sorry Jack

but 44-12118 was a training a/c at Key Field, Meridian, MS

no chance pal :roll:

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Martin,
You're not working with me on this :wink:
I've got a couple 363rd FG shots to scan and send you.
I'll get to them this weekend!

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Swiss Mustangs wrote:
sorry Jack

but 44-12118 was a training a/c at Key Field, Meridian, MS

no chance pal :roll:

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That matches what Mark found on the history card, but he was excited about Jack's find if only for a little while...
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It's sooooo close and a beautiful scheme. What a breath of fresh air it would be to have a restored P-51 flying a attractive Pacific scheme. I don't beleive a single P-51 has a PTO scheme except maybe one in Aust. (Shomo's?). If not well another one with jelly beans on it would be OK :roll:

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Want me to photoshop it for you? :lol: :twisted:
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yes, blue camo on the top please!

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Jack Cook wrote:
yes, blue camo on the top please!
Did someone say "blue camo" WRT a Mustang? I'm in! :lol:
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