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Old 01-15-2009 | 06:12 PM
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Default RE: New H9 mustang has wrong pilot!

ORIGINAL: draftman1

Well its prety obvious they didnt do there homework. the Tuskege airmen used the p51 B model, it has the turtle deck canopy. the model they produced is the bubble canopy. Now I not sure if the airmen ever used the Bubble canopy plane,
It's for sure they flubbed on the pilot's color, but like chashint said.........

However, the Airmen flew 3 models of the P-51, the B, C, and D. I couldn't find when they transitioned to the -D model from the -C. They actually started out in P-40's, flew them from April '43 to June '44. They flew P-39's from March to May '44, and transitioned to P-47's during the summer of '44, and then to the Mustang.
Pics of two -D models: "Tall in the Saddle" was flown first by Capt Wendell Williams, and later by Lt. George Hardy. "Creamer's Dream" was flown by Lt. Charles White
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