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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:59 pm

These guys might need cod pieces to keep warm :shock:

P-51A 11th AF Elmendorf, AK 1943

P-39K 54th FS 11th AF Adak, AK 1943

Dan Johnson II · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 1:49 am **Posts:** 659

Any idea what that bird is in the background in the 51 shot Jack?

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

A very wild guess is a P-36, but who knows???

Hey Jack, the Photo says A36 when you save it and your caption says P-51A, which one do you think it is? I can't see the flaps good enough to see if they are dive brakes.

Mark H

Punisher05 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:27 am

My uneducated guess would be a P-40...looks like it's got a scoop under the nose.

Nathan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:01 am

It's not a P-40 or a P-36. IF you look the wheels retract inward. Im going to guess its a P-43.

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:30 am

that p-39 looks literally skinned!!!!

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11336

Nathan wrote:

It's not a P-40 or a P-36. IF you look the wheels retract inward.

And the wheels are outboard of the struts on the P-36/P-40.

P51Mstg wrote:

...the Photo says A36 when you save it and your caption says P-51A, which one do you think it is? I can't see the flaps good enough to see if they are dive brakes.

A-36 had dive brakes in the wings- flaps were the same.

Dan Johnson II · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 1:49 am **Posts:** 659

Nathan wrote:

It's not a P-40 or a P-36. IF you look the wheels retract inward. Im going to guess its a P-43.

That was my thought as well.

Figure'd we could send the P43 warbird dreamers to Alaska hunting for one

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