P-51H at Chanute Museum March 12 2008

jotomp · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:45 pm

Some photo taken of P-51H at Chanute Museum March 12 2008.

kennsmithf2g · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:24 pm

Is this the one that was located in the outdoor display?

Kenn

jotomp · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:29 pm

Yes, it was outside for alot of years. This is me next to it in 1963. Younger and slimmer.

Django · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:22 pm

Thanks for sharing!

Am I the only one that thinks the H models are funny looking? :lol:

Hal B · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:44 pm

Django wrote:

Thanks for sharing!

Am I the only one that thinks the H models are funny looking? :lol:

Yes

Dan K · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:52 pm

Comparatively, the H is so much more graceful and sleek than the D...outperforms it, too.

http://www.mustangsmustangs.us/p-51/sur ... 4-p18.html

Just look at the line of that leading edge. The H looks like a lady; the D a chunky monkey.

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:12 pm

all mustangs have a sleek and dare i say it feminine quality. :wink:

The P-47 is one chunky monkey!

Bill Greenwood · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:34 pm

The H does seem a little strange looking, as if the nose is smaller underneath.
I was at AF technical school at Chanute in 1969. What a depressing place that is, especially in dreary weather. A few weekends I went down to the the University of Illinios at Champaign-Urbana to see a few normal folks.
I don't remember the the P-51 there, although there may have been a few planes sitting outside, no one seemed to pay any attention to them.

lestweforget · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:43 pm

Django wrote:

Thanks for sharing!

Am I the only one that thinks the H models are funny looking? :lol:

I think it has something to do with their wee skinny legs :shock:

Can't argue with the performance figures though.

b29flteng · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:51 pm

Django wrote:

Thanks for sharing!

Am I the only one that thinks the H models are funny looking? :lol:

Just my opinion, but NAA took a nice looking airplane (A to D) and turned it into an ugly duckling.

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:05 pm

Django wrote:

Thanks for sharing!

Am I the only one that thinks the H models are funny looking? :lol:

The "H" model looks corky. :vom:

IMHO...

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:07 pm

Dan K wrote:

Just look at the line of that leading edge. The H looks like a lady; the D a chunky monkey.

Dan, the TBY is no spring chicken either! :lol:

Dan K · **Posted:** Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:27 pm

Nathan wrote:

Dan K wrote:

Just look at the line of that leading edge. The H looks like a lady; the D a chunky monkey.

Dan, the TBY is no spring chicken either! :lol:

Oh sure, you say that now.

But line her up next to a TBM, and she looks positively svelte. :heart:

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:05 am

Cant argue with that!

Chief · **Joined:** Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:18 pm **Posts:** 187

When I was at Chanute in 1957, the P-51 was near the main chow hall. As you exited the north east door of the chow hall, it was off to your left beside the movie theater.

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