Two P-51's to identify - probably movie actors ?

[Swiss Mustangs]

Hi

okay - I admit that I might be ignorant.... but can a good soul please identify these two ships for me ? Taken in July 2002, they look like used for a movie...... the serials are completely bogus for surviving P-51's..... colors are for the 71st TRG 82nd TRG - and 44-14837 is the historical serial for William Shomo's F-6D in which he claimed his 7 kills in a day and won the Medal of Honor

enlightenment is much appreciated !





Martin

[Robbie Stuart]

Martin, I'm going to mark this down on my calander as the day you finally got skunked.
Best Always
Robbie

[Jack Cook]

I always thought Pete McMann's had a temp paint job.
Or was it Ritchie Rassmussen's

[shuck]

Hi

okay - I admit that I might be ignorant.... but can a good soul please identify these two ships for me ? Taken in July 2002, they look like used for a movie...... the serials are completely bogus for surviving P-51's..... colors are for the 71st TRG 82nd TRG - and 44-14837 is the historical serial for William Shomo's F-6D in which he claimed his 7 kills in a day and won the Medal of Honor

Martin

414837 is A68-107/VH-AUB painted and flown in the John Dahl film The Great Raid by Colin Pay

HTH

[T J Johansen]

Hi

okay - I admit that I might be ignorant.... but can a good soul please identify these two ships for me ? Taken in July 2002, they look like used for a movie...... the serials are completely bogus for surviving P-51's..... colors are for the 71st TRG 82nd TRG - and 44-14837 is the historical serial for William Shomo's F-6D in which he claimed his 7 kills in a day and won the Medal of Honor

Martin

414837 is A68-107/VH-AUB painted and flown in the John Dahl film The Great Raid by Colin Pay

HTH

Was the other one VH-BOB or VH-MFT?

T J

[Swiss Mustangs]

Was the other one VH-BOB or VH-MFT?

T J

for comparison, VH-MFT in March 2002

[Swiss Mustangs]

it IS VH-MFT.....

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0 ... 027&size=L

[David W3]

Martin the two aircrsft were:
A68-110/VH-MFT
Normally painted as ‘A68-769 FA .<I> Snifter’ a P-51D-25-NT 44-84502. For a period it was temporarily painted as ‘42-86621/60’ for filming of “The Great Raid” in 2002 but reverted to its RAAF markings soon after.

A68-107/VH-AUB
Normally painted as 'A68-107/07' it was temporarily painted as ‘60/414837’ for the film “The Great Raid” (see also VH-MFT). It subsequently flew with a hybrid of the film and ‘RAAF’ markings before reverting to its former full RAAF markings.

HTH and regards,
David

PS: Did my email make it through to you? I would appreciate a response...

[Jack Cook]

OK, so I was off by a few thousand miles
Was they not a P-51D in Canada painted sorta has Shomo's a/c???

[Swiss Mustangs]

Martin the two aircrsft were:
A68-110/VH-MFT
Normally painted as ‘A68-769 FA .<I> Snifter’ a P-51D-25-NT 44-84502. For a period it was temporarily painted as ‘42-86621/60’ for filming of “The Great Raid” in 2002 but reverted to its RAAF markings soon after.

A68-107/VH-AUB
Normally painted as 'A68-107/07' it was temporarily painted as ‘60/414837’ for the film “The Great Raid” (see also VH-MFT). It subsequently flew with a hybrid of the film and ‘RAAF’ markings before reverting to its former full RAAF markings.

HTH and regards,
David

PS: Did my email make it through to you? I would appreciate a response...

Much appreciated David !
your mail got through and I will respond this coming weekend..... I might have some more material to share...

Cordially
Martin

[T J Johansen]

OK, so I was off by a few thousand miles
Was they not a P-51D in Canada painted sorta has Shomo's a/c???

The Red Baron team out of Casper, WY owned N5471V painted as "The Flying Undertaker" in the 70s. After a crash it was sold to Ritchie Rasmussen in Canada who rebuilt it, sold it to Mickey Rupp, who in turn sold it to the Bowlin's. This is the a/c Jeff Michael bailed out of.

T J