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18-09-2007, 04:49 AM
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You're Top Poster: #2   | P 51 Mustang Mustang; a great fighting aircraft plane-mustang-saf.jpg The P-51 served in many different air forces around the world. It served during peace and during hostilities - to stop the Nazis during WWII and in the famed "Soccer Wars" in 1969. The Mustang flew and fought in Korea during the early 50's and in many other smaller conflicts. In all, at least 25 different countries operated the P-51 Mustang for more than 35 years! The P-51 was designed and built in the USA but not because of any US contract or requirement. The British were responsible for hiring NAA to produce a new fighter, and NAA then designed the Mustang to RAF requirements. The RAF received early shipments and flew various models of the Mustang throughout the war. During WWII the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operated RAF Mustangs and in 1945 received their first shipment of 215 D model and 84 K model RAAF P-51s. Commonwealth Aircraft of Australia also built 200 P-51s under license from NAA. The Mustang was used by RAAF pilots in Korea until April 1951. (more?.....click the link above)
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm Last edited by spidge; 19-01-2008 at 10:38 AM. |
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17-11-2007, 09:30 AM
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__________________ _________________  Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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17-11-2007, 01:11 PM
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__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp  Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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19-01-2008, 10:32 AM
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You're Top Poster: #21 | MMMMMMMMMustangs The Cadillac of the Skies. Once re-engined with the Merlin, this transformed the Mustang into a world beater. Sleak, deadly and with the range and punch to make a difference.
__________________ Cheers Gary Last edited by Geedee; 19-01-2008 at 10:50 AM. |
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19-01-2008, 11:00 AM
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You're Top Poster: #9 | Hi All, I've posted a story, "Mustangs and Memories" under the "War in th Air" forum if you're interested. Duxford Mustang.JPG Cheers Owen Last edited by Nostalgair; 19-01-2008 at 11:06 AM. |
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28-03-2008, 11:44 AM
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You're Top Poster: #21 | Thought you might like to read this short clip... The Gathering of P-51 Mustangs and Legends, Sept 27-30, 2007, Columbus, Ohio, Rickenbacker Field ... Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I re-read this....beautiful description of the take off run !.
__________________ Cheers Gary Last edited by Geedee; 28-03-2008 at 11:46 AM. |
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28-03-2008, 12:05 PM
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You're Top Poster: #21 |  Quote:
Errrrrrr....OK, I own up, its not a real 'Stang....  This is my Parkzone Frankie and it flies bladdy well....just a shame the pilot has no experience of R/C hence the large bits of gaffer tape holding the nose together. Had three flights so far.....lets just say I would have made a cracking Kamikazi jockey as the fuselage is now essentially a write off  It still looks the biz when I manage to keep it out of the grass tho' and like its orginal, its a very fast bit of kit. And I was sweating buckets trying to figure out how to 'reverse' the control inputs so I didnt cream into the side of my truck ! Some of the scenery in the background is in fact Upavon, an original field right from the early days of military aviation in the UK.
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10-04-2008, 03:41 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Tried that with a mate when I was in the UK in 99. Very nerve wracking flying someone else's RC!
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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10-04-2008, 04:06 AM
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You're Top Poster: #2 | Heard something on a documentary the other day that they were 8 ton plus?
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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10-04-2008, 04:10 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | P51 Mustang Info Empty Weight: 7000 lbs (3175 kg) Gross Weight: 9200 lbs (4173 kg) Max Weight: 12100 lbs (5487 kg)
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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