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mike furline
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A Temco conversion.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1944-P-51-MUSTANG-F ... dZViewItem
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It's a dual control trainer.
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bdk wrote:
It's a dual control trainer.


bdk is correct. A dual control trainer converted by Temco.
When did Temco do these conversion & how many??

The plane was built as 44-84655. I'm guessing the serial # 0-484655 means "Obsolete". It almost looks like the serial # and sharks mouth are photo shopped or something?

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nope - not shopped - this is the livery it got before delivery to Nicaragua as "GN98" on 20th February 1958 - used to be N74045 - returned to the U.S. and re-registered N6362T, and then sent South again, this time to the Bolivian AF as "FAB-510" on 10th June 1966 - after severely damaged in a mishap in Bolivia, it later was given to / stayed at Cavalier as hulk when they (the FAB) got 'new' Cavaliers in th FY 67 serial-range - no further trace - therefore 'consumed' in the Cavalier programme as parts source.

This a/c had seen service with the 120th FS CO ANG, 187th FS WY ANG, 192nd FS NV ANG, 153rd FS MS ANG, and 167th FS WV ANG (there nicknamed "Toulouse Nuts")

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ErBay has blocked access to the photo, claiming it is protecting me against seeing images that may be disturbint.

Was the Mustang . . . nekkid? : )


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Will the previous owner has pics of this double cabin sample

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Tulio wrote:
ErBay has blocked access to the photo, claiming it is protecting me against seeing images that may be disturbint.

Was the Mustang . . . nekkid? : )


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EBAY Item number: 130252657801

1944 P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER AIRPLANE AVIATION PHOTO -WWII
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I got a copy I will post when I find it.
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Here are two photos, scanned from duplicate slides, of 44-84655, N74045, taken by Vince Reynolds in LaPort, IN sometime in November 1963.
These were after the aircraft returned the lst time for Latin America and it assumed its previous N number.

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What gets me is how the seller is trying to push it as a Circa 1944 pic!
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Jesse C. wrote:
What gets me is how the seller is trying to push it as a Circa 1944 pic!


ignorance ? utter lack of knowledge ?

and 'wartime' photos usually sell better.....

I've seen Vietnam Skyraider photos dubbed as "Word War 2 vintage"

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here's the same a/c while still in service with the USAF

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and here the same ship again..... ready for the Bolivian Air Force as FAB-510

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the national insignas in the latter photo look weird due to the use of orthochromatic film

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Martin, great Pic's and I like your website.
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