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P-51A at Peoria, IL in the 1950's

After I posted photos looked up number and found out it is a A-36.
Jim

Thanks for posting the pictures. The Allison powered version of the Mustang is my favorite.

At first glance it looks like just a P-51A because the cowl guns have been removed and covered over, but an easy way to tell an A-36 from a P-51A is that the A-36 has the dual landing lights in the port wing and none in the starboard.

same a/c seen here in 1969....

N4607V



Martin

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Nice! A modified Malcomb hood arrangement.

What ever happened to this airplane?

John

Hi all,

GREAT pic's of this one. I can only hope that it may still exist.

Paul

Just did some checking and aircraft still exists. It is being restored as a P-51B. Ser. no. 42-83738. Owned by John Paul in Caldwell, Idaho.

BIG question...............if its Civil registered, what was it doing with all of those mustangs???

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BIG question...............if its Civil registered, what was it doing with all of those mustangs???

Most likely just surplused by the IL ANG Squadron.

VERY interesting aircraft. I knew it was an A-36, but had never seen any color photos before (thanks Martin!). the later style radiator fairing has me puzzled as the aircraft does not have lowered longerons like P-51B/C (note there is no "fin" on the aft wing/fuselage fillet). Could this be a fairing from one of the protoype XP-51's??? If it is a later fairing, is there a slight angular difference at the front? the fit at rear seems to be ok. I would thing that it would have to be trimed so that the lip was not 3" lower, as it was for P-51B/C/D, etc.

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Charles Neely

Was going to ask if the airframe had been restored to actual p-51B status, with B/C lower longerons. Thought I'd take a look first. If this is the same aircraft:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... +razorback


then it appears it was. Note crank in lower longeron visible because the aft fillet is missing.

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Charles Neely

Thanks for the update and the correction!
charlie

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Charles Neely

Gary,

Thanks for the history of this particular A-36. I've been following the build from your website for quite some time now. Do you have any guestimate as to when it might be ready for flight?

Bob Collings purchased A-36 "parts" from John R. Paul in the 90's. He did not purchase a fuselage or an airplane as Gary has implied. A-36 N4607V is still owned by and registered to John R. Paul.