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Re: Luftwaffe P-51 tail
Hello Eduardo,
Any chance we could all view the e-bay picture that you suggest shows the "T" ?
The one from the LEMB that I gave the link to in post and is given again in post does not seem to show a "T".
From the info on Zircus Rosarious it seems to suggest they only had 3 or 4 P51's.
These are from what I have from various books and on line.
"Jerry" - 43-24825 - 4FG/335FS became it is reported "8+7" in Luftwaffe service.
43-12147 - 359FG/370FS was reportedly used as spare parts for 44-15174 as was 44-13412 " Reggie's Reply".
44-14271 4FG/334FS was a possible.
44-63162 355FG/358FS was repaired by Rocks Wulf and used by the Luftwaffe.
44-11363 " Therese" 339FG/505FS repaired and used by Luftwaffe.
44-63745 - " Lil Honey" 55FG/343FS failed to take off.Pilot Howes, pow. Rescue attempt failed. Pilot Liles pow in 4414175 "Sweet Marie II" had crash landed. So one if not both possibly used by Luftwaffe.
44-63166 " Ridge runner III" pilot McKinnon rescued by Green in 44-14137.
44-11627 " Green Eyes" 78 FG/83 FS pilot O'Brian shot escapeing, rescue attempt by Olson failed, so very possibly used by Luftwaffe.
But there are photo's of T9+CK, in natural metal with yellow tail and undersurface. This was "My Lady Margaret" - 42-103458 - ex 325th FG.(a/c has a fin strake ).
This a/c is shown in " Luftwaffe in Focus" special no.5.
There are photo's of a second T9+CK in green/yellow colours but this a/c has no fin strake.
So a different T9+CK.
There are photo's of T9+HK in "Foreign Planes in the service of the Luftwaffe" by J-L. Roba. This is said to be the a/c of Cpt. Thomas E. Joyce - 4th FG (a/c has no fin strake ). This a/c is also shown in natural metal with yellow underside but retained the red nose band. This cannot be as the a/c of Joyce was 44-14271.
There are also photo's of "T9+PK and T9+PR both natural metal and wrecked.
Then the P51D's
The camouflaged photo as shown in this thread and in the LEMB.
A natural metal/yellow as shown in "Strangers in a Strange Land" vol1 this a/c has no fin strake.
All for now
Alex
Last edited by Alex Smart; 21st June 2017 at 20:12.
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