famvburg wrote:
IIRC, back around a similar timeframe as the Trubo III, there was a Mustang converted to a Dart in Australia. I don't think it was intended for a military application, it was done 'cause it could be done. It was a P-51D with a Dart & was similar in appearance to the Turbo III but had F-86, IIRC, drop tanks & no tip tanks. I think it was converted back to a Merlin years later. Not sure of its history otherwise.
Yep. It was RAAF s/n A68-187. Appropriately, it carried the civil registration VH-UFO. It never flew with the Dart engine. See link below for photo:
http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/p5 ... n_655.htmlThe aircraft later came to the USA and was converted back to a Merlin. Which Mustang was it? SU SU.
