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Jack Cook
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P-40N s/n P-11151 #I3/663 flown by Capt Fu a 6 kill ace of the CACW collided with an American flown P-51 Mustang in 1944.
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He flew it and landed that way or the crash was on landing?
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what's with the radio detection finder loop?

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what's with the radio detection finder loop?

Standard equiptment in the CBI
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He flew it and landed that way or the crash was on landing?

Collision on landing. The Mustang pilot was evaced back to the states.

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never have seen a pic of a u.s. p-40 with the loop in that area of the war. was that a chinese issue accessory??

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Standard issue for all a/c.

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Somewhere I have this same photo...

I wish I had an original of this shot too, cuz this image is pretty poor. But it shows that #13 came to rest on top of another P-40...

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It looks a lot more faded in Jack's photo. Must have been cast aside after the crash?
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My guess is that it was either manhandled by a buncha dirty, grimy hands or perhaps the paint was worn off somehow. I kinda go for the former...


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