P-40K 51st FG CBI
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:11 pm
My friend Dale Pinckney 16th FS 51st FG was shot down straffing in his a/c in 1943.
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:20 pm
odd paint scheme.
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:22 pm
Odd 
right out of North Africa 
Some of their a/c had German kill flags on them
right out of North Africa
Some of their a/c had German kill flags on them
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:25 pm
So...some of the P-40' that served in Africa went directly to China? I did not know that.
Boy...your in a posting mood tonight Jack. Did my posting pictures motivate you?
Boy...your in a posting mood tonight Jack. Did my posting pictures motivate you?
P-40
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:36 pm
The K-5 my favorite type of P-40.Jack,that is some good info on tranfer of aircraft from North Africa to China.I learn something new all the time from you.
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:00 pm
Yes, very much so.
A number of 51st guys flew off the Ranger to North Africa and then went all the way to China.
A number of 51st guys flew off the Ranger to North Africa and then went all the way to China.