RAF Mustang c/n's

[aradoar234]

Hello

I'm looking for the c/n's of the RAF Mustangs Mk.I's: AG345-AG664 (NA-73) and AL958-AL999, AM100-AM257, AP164-AP263 (NA-83). Any idea, where I can find the original North American c/n's? Can somebody provide me with this numbers?


Regards
aradoar234

[Alex Smart]

Hi,


Air Britain's "The British Air Commission and Lease-Lend"

This has a lot of info on ALL US aircraft that was used by the UK's RAF and FAA.

Alex

[Alex Smart]

Hi again,

Sorry to misslead you

The serials you seek are not listed in the book.

But

AG = 320 a/c
Manufacturers serials were 73-3097 to 73-3416
16 were sunk en route to UK.
AL; AM; AP = 300 a/c
Manufacturers serails unknown.
FD = 150 a/c
AAF serials were 41-37320 to 41-37469
I do not expect the serials were run in sequence.

Is there any particular a/c you seek?

All for now.

Alex

[aradoar234]

Hello Alex,

thanks for the informations. FD-serials are NA-91 Mustang Mk.IA's and c/n's are 91-11981 to 91-12130. Could be the Air Britain publication about RAF-serials helpfull? Have you ever seen this?

Holger

[SteveB]

Holger/Alex

Air Britain does not list c/ns. I guess the best place to go is the North American archives which are now held by Boeing in Seattle. Best of luck!

In his book "Mustang - the story of the P-51 fighter" Robert Gruenhagen lists the following:

NA73 73-3098 to 3416; 73-4767, 73-4768 and 73-7812 which seems to be 323 airframes? 73-3101 and 73-3107 were delivered to the USAAC for testing; perhaps other a/c were damaged/lost during testing?

NA83 83-4769 to 5068.

As Alex says there does not seem to be any published evidence one way or the other to indicate that c/ns and RAF serials ran in the same sequence.

Steve

[Alex Smart]

Hi Steve,

I beg to differ re Air Britain .

The Book that I mentioned does indeed give serial numbers (RAF) linked with where known serial numbers (USAAF).

e.g:
North American Mustang III (P51B)
Contract AC-33923 Requisition BSC 282
RAFserial AAF Serial
FX848 43-12113
FX849 43-12122

These and other aircraft link up's can as said be found in Air Britain's "The British Air Commission and Lend-Lease"
my copy cost me £29.00 plus p&p.

All the best

Alex

[Alex Smart]

Hello Steve and Holger,

If you seek the Manufacturer's serial numbers Steve then yes these do not appear in the Air Britain book.

A list is in Paul A Coggan's "Mustang Survivors" from page 199 to 201.
It includes Austrailian CA17 and 18's too.

This may be what you seek.

Mustang I 320 AG345/664 73-3098-3100 (3)
73-3102-3106 (5)
73-3108-3416 (309)
73-4767-4768 (2)
73-7812 (1)
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Mustang I 300 AL958/999 83-4769-5068
AM100/257
AP164/263
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P51 150 41-37320-37351 91-11981-12130
USAAC purchased for RAF.
41-37352/37420 2 as XP51B
41-37422/37469
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As I noted in earlier posting I do notexpect that the serial numbers ran in sequence .

All for now.

Alex