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Old 15th October 2017, 10:15
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Re: P-51 Mustang & A-36 Apache

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Originally Posted by Buckeye30 View Post
Alfred. 2 squadrons of the 311FBG had A-36A Invaders in India - Burma in late 1943-early 1944 before they got P-51As and Bs; the "Apache" was the P-51-NA with 4 cannon but neither name used much.
So that's CBI, not ETO or PTO like I said. And for the names, I will not argue how much official were the various ones but just say that one the North American documents you can only found the name "Mustang".

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Originally Posted by Buckeye30 View Post
You can tell the A-36s ( apart from bomb racks) by the smaller ( 30") fuselage insignia marked further forward to leave room for the serial on the rear fuselage, also a different camouflage division.
Are you sure of that ? I would swear I've seen P-51As with the serial on the fuselage...
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