P-43s In China
Wed May 14, 2008 8:14 pm
P-43A CAF 1942
RP-43A flown by Maj Frank Schiel of the 23rd FG 1942. Note the ADF.
Wed May 14, 2008 8:20 pm
Wow! I never realized they came with a camera man- with his own door, no less!
Robbie
Robbie
Wed May 14, 2008 9:19 pm
Can you take that film to Wallgreens for wallet sized photos? 
Oh, yeah, and a CD of the entire roll?
Oh, yeah, and a CD of the entire roll?
Wed May 14, 2008 11:42 pm
Jack any P-66s in China?
Thu May 15, 2008 2:06 am
Yeah you can get that in a CD, but it's the size of a 47 inlet cover
Thu May 15, 2008 6:29 am
RAAF flew recce P-43 in Northern Australia...
In August of 1942, six Lancers were withdrawn from USAAF stocks and transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). They served with No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit, based at Coomlie, Northern Territory. The aircraft were two P-43Ds (A56-1 and -2) and four P-43A-1s (A56-3 to 6). Two more P-43Ds (A56-7 and A56-8) were delivered in November of 1942. A56-6 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident, and A57-7 went missing on April 28, 1943 on a flight from Wagga Wagga in central New South Wales (the wreckage was not found until 1958). The remaining six were returned to the USAAF 5th Air Force at Charters Towers in 1943.
In August of 1942, six Lancers were withdrawn from USAAF stocks and transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). They served with No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit, based at Coomlie, Northern Territory. The aircraft were two P-43Ds (A56-1 and -2) and four P-43A-1s (A56-3 to 6). Two more P-43Ds (A56-7 and A56-8) were delivered in November of 1942. A56-6 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident, and A57-7 went missing on April 28, 1943 on a flight from Wagga Wagga in central New South Wales (the wreckage was not found until 1958). The remaining six were returned to the USAAF 5th Air Force at Charters Towers in 1943.