OK Martin lets rumble...................

[Jack Cook]

Col Elwyn Righetti CO 55th FG

Lt Dick Penrose 339th FG

339th FG

COL Don Baccus CO 359th FG

Capt Bruce Rowlett 361st FG

Lt Chuck Gumm 355th FS first P-51B ace

[Chicoartist]

Ya'll just keep fighting ... I haven't decided on a 'winner' yet.

So, both of you . . . show me what you got!



Wade

[Former Member]

I agree...you guys feel free to go at it while the rest of us WIXer's just sit back and enjoy the fight.

Too bad we couldn't get Don King on this sight to introduce the two of you before the start of a new thread. "and in dis' corner...Jack Cook...he be de greatest...most stupendificous...of all time".

John

[Chicoartist]

In a high pitched voice:

"Yeah, bring it on homie - I'm gonna kill ya - dead, even!"

So, who's going to show us that Tyson sledgehammer?

Wade

[Mudge]

I'm a newcomer to this "dust-up" so enlighten me as to where it started.

By the way...Has anyone else noticed that Col. Righetti seems to be all of 25?

Mudge the geezer

(But then again, EVERYBODY is looking young anymore ).

[ww2John]

In the first picture, are those "kill" symbols at the top line of the nose? If so, never seen that version before. Any details sincerely appreciated.

[Jack Cook]

are those "kill" symbols at the top line of the nose

Yes, the coolest ever seen on a P-51. I don't have a close up of them. Maybe Martin does.

[Swiss Mustangs]

Jack - roger that....

here three teasers - more will follow in a separate thread hopefully tomorrow.

first two 355th FG 354th FS - both a/c unidentified - taken immediately post VE-Day - one showing the squadrons's WR codes with red borders, the other a P-47 hack for transition to P-47's for possible assignment to the PTO - note the Malcolm hood rarely seen on razorback P-47's;

last one is a 364th FG 385th FS razorback P-47D also used for transition to this type post VD-Day...







Martin

[Swiss Mustangs]

69th TRG 111th TRS F-6C 42-103212 N5-O "Big Mamma" - Fall 1944



Martin

[Swiss Mustangs]

370th FG 485th FS P-51D 44-72209 7F-R - sold to Switzerland 1948 and became J-2041



Martin

[tom d. friedman]

I agree...you guys feel free to go at it while the rest of us WIXer's just sit back and enjoy the fight.

Too bad we couldn't get Don King on this sight to introduce the two of you before the start of a new thread. "and in dis' corner...Jack Cook...he be de greatest...most stupendificous...of all time".

John

don king from temple terrace florida?? if so i haven't talked to him in years!!! we did alot of business together in the past.

[drgondog]

Martin - dad had red borders on Jane VI and Jane VII but I don't recognize the guy on the wing, I will dig around and see what I can find. Are you sure of the dates (ie. Post VE Day)?

Elder's OS [R] had a malcolm hood - woner if they transferred the Jug to the 354FS? Makes one wonder why two WW Jugs would be at the 355th post war... they were pretty well tapped for 9th TAC and the decision was to convert all 47 Groups to 51's (I think) around July 1945... with implementation scheduled for 46

Regards,

Bill