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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:37 am

P-40E 11th FS Aleutins 1942

P-51D 307th FS Italy 1944

hahnej · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:01 am

Never seen the little round flange over the 1st exhaust stack on the P-40; guess that is to cool it. The P-51 also looks like it has the add on dorsal fin.

Swiss Mustangs · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:15 am

Jack

great photo of Robert E. Riddle's MX-N.... interesting is the fact that we can see the unpainted DFF retrofit on an early D-5...

Martin

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:32 am

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Never seen the little round flange over the 1st exhaust stack on the P-40;

cold weather mod

Mgawa · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:44 am

Jack- impressive images. have you ever think about to make "Pictorial History of US air force" book?

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

hahnej wrote:

Never seen the little round flange over the 1st exhaust stack on the P-40; guess that is to cool it.

Also note the ducting added inside of the windscreen to heat the cockpit...

That scan was made from a print in my collection, by the way.

Fade to Black...

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:20 pm

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That scan was made from a print in my collection, by the way.

National Archives Record Group 208 Box 121 to be presise.

hang the expense · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:27 pm

You cant see them but there are also shutters on the oil and glycol coolers inside the chin cowl to keep them from freezing.Man that must of been some kind of duty in the frozen war.

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