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Chinese Ace's P-40N

Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:22 pm

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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Last edited by Jack Cook on Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:44 pm

He flew it and landed that way or the crash was on landing?

Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:50 pm

what's with the radio detection finder loop?

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Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:55 pm

what's with the radio detection finder loop?

Standard equiptment in the CBI
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.

Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:29 pm

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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Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:46 pm

was that a chinese issue accessory??

Standard issue for all a/c.

Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:37 pm

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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Image source: unknown web


Fade to Black...

Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:48 pm

It looks a lot more faded in Jack's photo. Must have been cast aside after the crash?

Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:31 pm

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...


Fade to Black...
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