P-51 photo on ebay

[mike furline]

A Temco conversion.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1944-P-51-MUSTANG-F ... dZViewItem

[Django]

What does that mean?

[bdk]

It's a dual control trainer.

[mike furline]

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?

Regards,
Mike

[Swiss Mustangs]

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")

HTH
Martin

[Tulio]

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

Was the Mustang . . . nekkid? : )


Saludos,


Tulio

[PeterA]

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

Was the Mustang . . . nekkid? : )


Saludos,


Tulio

EBAY Item number: 130252657801

1944 P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER AIRPLANE AVIATION PHOTO -WWII

[kenlyco]

I got a copy I will post when I find it.

[John Kerr]

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.

[kenlyco]

[Jesse C.]

What gets me is how the seller is trying to push it as a Circa 1944 pic!

[Swiss Mustangs]

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"

Martin

[Swiss Mustangs]

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





Martin

[Swiss Mustangs]

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





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

Martin

[kenlyco]

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