The "Manta"

Hah! Now someone does seem to have found exactly what the article reproduced in the Telegraph described. Interesting – thanks.:)

P51 seems very likely, but out of interest I did find this:

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1942/1942%20-%200234.html

P51 sounds the most likely

Late 1940 would be about the right time for a morale-building announcement of the order placed in the March.

Moggy

Thunderbird 2??

Unless I have missed something these references are to a late 50s design, whereas the Telegraph article is reproduced from 1940, described in my post.

I thought it might be the Mustang. And the Grumman G-36…was that the Martlet?
Google is my friend…yes,the Martlet.

I guess you refer to this??

http://www.stenulson.net/rcflight/ace.htm