Photo album

[edwest2]

https://www.historical-media.com/id1099.htm

[Buckeye30]

Thanks Ed. These are Capt. Harold D. "Hal" Collins' P-40K-1 and P-47-D-23, named for his wife; from March 1945 he flew P-51s from Iwo Jima with 78FS. The P-47 has black-yellow cowl bands and tail tip with their "Bushmaster"s insignia, on Hawaii.

The earlier P-40 (with added fin fairing) has the 78th's 2 yellow nose bands / spinner ring- the sqn. colour, both have his plane number 223 in white and Eleanor's name above. The 78th's range was 200-249.
(Incidentally HMS "Victoria" is "Victorious"). From Jan. to April 1943 the P-40s were on Midway Is.



Nick

[Stig Jarlevik]

Nick

The P-47 seems to be 42-28125, but what about the P-40?
Best I can do onboard the ship is 42-46189 again thinking the digits 6 and 8 tend to blend
into each other as does 9 and 0.

Cheers
Stig

[Buckeye30]

Stig. I enlarged the P-40 and it could be 42-46188 but I'm not sure; if the last 2 are 6,8 or 9.........
89 and 99 to USSR, 69 to Eleventh AF. That leaves 42-46168, 188, 196 or 198. There's very little on any.

Nick


PS. I really think you need to see a psychiatrist about you serial obsession !!

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by Buckeye30

Stig
I really think you need to see a psychiatrist about you serial obsession !!

Incidentally, so does my wife.....

Promise to do so Nick if you promise to pay the bill!

Back to the P-40. I believe 42-461 are pretty straightforward, and it is the last two digits
which are the problem. As I see it they are either 8s or 9s. I really can't see a 6 there.
I will ask Craig Busby what he thinks.

Cheers
Stig