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Originally Posted by Nick Beale
Also the A-36 had dive brakes, and a wing armament different from most Mustangs.
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Nick - the 4x50 cal wing armament was common to the A-36, P-51A and P-51B/C.
The A-36 was the last Mustang with cowl mounted 50 caliber and only one with Dive Brakes except for the Mustang I test vehicle with both dive brakes and wing bomb/fuel rack installation.
AAF MC posted a memo in 1944 that mandated all NAA fighters including A-36, P-51-1-NA; P-51A, P-51B/C; P-51D/K were Mustangs.