Nicaragua...P-51s

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

A few more

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1571

L-4Pilot wrote:

Interesting to see the ANG pilot and crew chief names still on this one (note 'N' suffix in Tech Data Block): anyone have any previous history on this one?

Old SAR pilot · **Posted:** Mon Jan 04, 2016 4:46 pm

These are Costa Rican P-51s, not Nicaraguan. These carry the earlier Costa Rican markings.

https://jetpilotoverseas.wordpress.com/ ... uary-1955/

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There have been repeated assertions that at least one of the Costa Rican F-51Ds, (formerly USAF 44-73195, 44-73339, 45-11386 and 44-74978), which were hastily marked as simply “1, 2, 3 and 4” after arrival by the Costa Ricans, was shot down in aerial combat with the F-47N on January 19th.

L-4Pilot · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:35 pm **Posts:** 616

Old SAR pilot wrote:

These are Costa Rican P-51s, not Nicaraguan. These carry the earlier Costa Rican markings.
https://jetpilotoverseas.wordpress.com/ ... uary-1955/

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There have been repeated assertions that at least one of the Costa Rican F-51Ds, (formerly USAF 44-73195, 44-73339, 45-11386 and 44-74978), which were hastily marked as simply “1, 2, 3 and 4” after arrival by the Costa Ricans, was shot down in aerial combat with the F-47N on January 19th.

Thanks for the clarification. The Life Archives simply had them cataloged Nicaragua-Costa Rica

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

Costa Rica received 4 F-51Ds that were employed in a brief conflict against Nicaragua.

http://jetpilotoverseas.wordpress.com/2 ... uary-1955/

“1$ Mustangs” Ex Texas ANG, F-51 sent to Costa Rican Civil War, 19th January 1955

Saludos,

Tulio

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