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Originally Posted by Buckeye30
I think this should be 1437 ( SR) Flight ( Egypt and Italy) , 1457 was a Turbinlite Flight at Colerne ? The A-36 was unofficially "Invader" referring to the Sicily invasion, the "Apache" was the P-51-NA / Mustang IA ( both soon called "Mustangs").
Nick
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AND, the P-51-NA / Mustang Mk.IA was NEVER called "Apache". The "Apache" name was the name NAA was proposing for the family of aircraft based on the original XP-51 design, but that name was never officially adopted, the British selected name for the aircraft "Mustang" being adopted to cover the family of aircraft. Even the USAF Museum in the USA has updated the information board in front of their A-36 to remove the "Apache" name from the board, having been shown and convinced of the facts around the proper name for the type, which is also "Mustang".