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Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7815

NATIONAL ARCHIVES DIGITAL COLLECTION
Lots of Color photos of A-26's, F-86's P-51's etc. in the link below.
https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=* ... offset=340

North American F-6D-25-NT Mustang 'My Mimi'

North American F-6D-25-NT Mustang

North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang 44-84848 (67th TRW, 45th TRS) pilot lost control and bailed out Aug 15, 1952

North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang (67th TRW, 45th TRS)

North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang (67th TRW, 45th TRS) 'Miss Corn'

Mustangs of the (67th TRW, 45th TRS)

North American F-6D-25-NT 44-84851 'Mike & Cindy'

North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang (SAAF)

North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang 44-74223 'Dreamboat II'

North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang 44-84925

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7815

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Great pics, thanks for sharing! But in the KW, they're B-26s and F-51s. :wink:

menards · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:46 pm **Posts:** 543

What is the difference between the props with cuffs and the ones without?

JohnB · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:19 pm

Odd to see Buzz Numbers on Mustangs.

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:58 pm

As always.....(yes I know it is in contradiction) plain amazing Mr. Mark! Thank you for sharing.

I do hope that all your research, patience, curiosity and archiving efforts will endure through time with individuals or an organism that has/have the same dedication and passion as you have. I cannot express my gratitude enough with all that you have graciously shared with us through the years.

As pointed by Snake45 those are photo recon F-6D Mustangs in the first pics right? Like Lil Margaret?

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Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

menards wrote:

What is the difference between the props with cuffs and the ones without?

The uncuffed props are newer. I think they came near the end of P-51D production and later were the standard P/F-51 replacement prop. Both kinds can be seen in KW-era photos. Both kinds can still be seen today, but the uncuffed ones seem to be more common now.

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Michel Lemieux wrote:

As pointed by Snake45 those are photo recon F-6D Mustangs in the first pics right? Like Lil Margaret?

By KW they'd have been designated RF-51Ds. :wink:

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:26 pm

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By KW they'd have been designated RF-51Ds. :wink:

Tks

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

Great pics!!

Any idea what is going on in the pic showing the mechs working on the tail area with sandbags on each horizontal stabs and a crane hooked to the aft fuselage? Maybe putting on a new tail end???

phil65 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:34 pm

Maybe getting ready to sight in the guns ?

Phil

lucky52 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2021 11:17 pm

Why weren't P-47s used in Korea? Were they all scrapped by then? I know the P-51 was a better fighter but the air cooled engine on the P-47 would have made it a better ground support aircraft.Just curious.Thanks.

OD/NG · **Joined:** Fri Dec 16, 2016 1:36 pm **Posts:** 750

lucky52 wrote:

Why weren't P-47s used in Korea? Were they all scrapped by then? I know the P-51 was a better fighter but the air cooled engine on the P-47 would have made it a better ground support aircraft.Just curious.Thanks.

https://www.afhistory.org/wp-content/up ... _fall2.pdf

See pdf p. 5 of the above document, it explains it all.

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1594

What is 'KW'?

JohnB · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:12 am

quemerford wrote:

What is 'KW'?

Korean War.

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