| Author | Message | ||
     99savage |
http://extras.denverpost.com/archive/captured.asp | ||
| Oldog |
Thanks Its amazing to see where we have come from. and a great reminder of WHO "WE" are.... Thanks for sharing this.. | ||
| Loose1 |
Cool pics. I like looking at those old pics. If you like old car and general old pics check out the "vintage shots from days gone by" over at the Hamb. Over 3500 pages of old pictures. Matt http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php? t=428585 | ||
| Sifo |
WOW!!! | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
wow that link is fantastic! | ||
| Slaughter |
Awesome series of photographs! | ||
| Slaughter |
Except the A-36 (pic above) was mislabeled a P-51... but that's a geek kind of thing. | ||
| Ratbuell |
...and we all think DSLR's are the best thing ever... I still miss coming home, smelling like Dektol and indicator stop bath. Amazing stuff. | ||
| Sifo |
Except the A-36 (pic above) was mislabeled a P-51... but that's a geek kind of thing. So I looked up the A-36. I'm no expert. The A-36 was a ground attack variant that had air brakes visible on top and bottom of the wing.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_A-36_A pache I don't see the air brakes. I think it might be an early P-51, before they went to the bubble canopy. Either way, I'd give my left nut to fly that thing! | ||
| Blake |
>>> Either way, I'd give my left nut to fly that thing! $1,500 will let you fly one. See link at http://www.formstack.com/landing/caf-tyler. | ||
| Slaughter |
I wondered A36 - Allison engine, not Rolls-Royce Merlin. Seems some of the Allison-engined birds WERE called P51. Interesting exercise to go looking. Now I've committed another half hour this morning going "googling." | ||
| Loki |
It is correctly identified as a P-51A, real geeky thing. | ||
| Sifo |
I can't afford $1,500! Will they take a nut? | ||
| 46champ |
The P51A in the above picture kind of thru me by the fact that it had Hispano 20mm cannon. I have a feeling this airplane was going to the British note no Army Air Corps S/N. This is probably a brand new aircraft on a test flight. | ||
| 99savage |
That many people and not a lard bucket in the lot. Check the date on the P51 picture = 1942 - Before the bubble canopy, before the Merlin engine, weird air scoop in front of the canopy. It had a lot of teething pains P51B came out in 1943 | ||
| Loki |
The first P-51 airframes were destined to be lend lease to the Brits. See if you can find a pic of one, with the Spitfires bubble canopy on it. With the Brits putting the first Merlins into them. Turned a somewhat anemic fighter into the hunter it became. |
