P-51A Mustang Packing A Punch
Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:07 pm
P-51A 1st Air Commando Group in Burma 1944 armed with 6 rockets, 2 1000# bombs and a full .50 ammo load.
There is something.....
Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:15 pm
There is something to be said about the looks of a Mustang with a 3 bladed prop 
Very pleasant to the eye.....for me at least
Very pleasant to the eye.....for me at least
Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:02 pm
Ditto, thats still my favorite model of mustang.
Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:23 pm
Polished spinner? Cool, I dont think I've ever seen that before.
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:55 pm
All 1st ACG P-51As has the spinner domes NMF
Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:14 pm
You sure the guns are full? Looking at the air pressure in the tires, it looks like its a few rounds short............
Mark H
Mark H
Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:45 pm
How can you tell it's not an A-36? That's some big old bombs and rockets for a fighter!
Steve
Steve
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:48 pm
1st ACG flew P-51As. There were no A-36s in Burma. Except for dive brakes I don't think there was to much difference between the 2.
Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:52 pm
planeoldsteve wrote:How can you tell it's not an A-36? That's some big old bombs and rockets for a fighter!
Steve
P-51D carried more. 6 guns vs 4. Heavier capacity bomb racks. More rockets.
Rich
heavy
Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:52 pm
Are those 1000 lb bombs or 500 lbs ? Either way you sure wouldn't want to get caught be a Zero like that, unless you could get him in a head on salvo!
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Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:55 pm
1000#ers 
Re: ???
Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:56 pm
Jack Cook wrote:1st ACG flew P-51As. There were no A-36s in Burma. Except for dive brakes I don't think there was to much difference between the 2.
Thanks Jack!
Steve
Re: ???
Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:27 am
Jack Cook wrote:1st ACG flew P-51As. There were no A-36s in Burma.
sorry Jack.... this statement of yours doesn't hold up....
wil provide photos & data on Burma based A-36A's soonest.
Martin
Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:43 am
311th Fighter Bomber Group Martin?
Can't wait to see your pics.
t~
Can't wait to see your pics.
t~