Ha ha it’s no monkey Mark.
It’s Felix the cat wearing a top hat with a jug of moonshine and a pistol riding a set of NA wings!
The difficult to locate stuff I find today but the impossible takes a few extra!
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I’ve been waiting for this day since she was recovered over 20 years ago! It’s a great tribute to the men of the 44th FS particulary CB Head her last pilot KIA after scoring14 kills, Sam Hitchcock her assigned pilot who flew her off the jeep carrier USS Nassau and the other 4 memebers of the lost flight John Little, Ed Talbot (pilot of 41-14205), “Zoom” Radzuikinas & John Lessing. Hopefully I’ll see her in person one day.
P-40F 41-14112 taxing for take-off from the USS Nassau Capt Hitchcock flying
Capt Hitchcock sitting on 112 on the Nassau (note the insignia also on the right wing). Dec 1942.
2Lt Head poses with the remains of 112. Note the pieces in the tree.
2Lt Radzuikinas after landing landing P-40F #202 with battle damage. Note the 6” white ID strip on the fuselage.
recovery 1985
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Hi Ewan,
The 3rd page of the MACR is a hand draw map of the crash sight.
The rest of the translated Luftwaffe report of the pilots ID and disposition of his earthly remains. Plus the report of the a/c inc damage assessment and how it was downed. I happened to be going down to the library today and took the film to put throught the mocrofeche film in their mjachine and look at the report again and found a page with a small strip I missed before. Here it is and it does show the code. It’s sorta grainy but it looks like a ‘D’ to me.
It also says 505th FS instead of the correct 504th FS. If you’re wondering about my interst specifically in #521 the pilot Capt Stevens lived close by my grandparents in Hood River, OR.
Since it’s translated some folks may not accept it has genuine.
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“I think you get the point. I hope you do.”
No not really. All I heard was Blah-blah-blah.
Yes the German recovery report is translated so what. It’s a lot easier
to read!
Has for the tiny photo you posted, well it’s a different a/c.
The 3 5Q+Bs in the 504th FS were
#1 s/n 44-13569 Maj. Lewis Peter crew chief SSgt Lejeune
#2 s/n 44-13330 “Picalo Pete” flown by Major Lewis Peter crew chief SSgt Lejeune
#3 s/n 44-725__ “Hillbilly” flown by 1Lt Lyle Carter
There’s a nice photo of #1 569 in the 339th FG Group history book showing the full serial.
Some people have tried to say the 5Q+B is on 521’s MACR which is not true.
Here’s the MACR.
statement by Bill Routt flying his 5Q+B #2:eek:
and no ones is attacking Mr Hammond. If you’d care to quote me I said
“a beautiful flying P-51D and GREAT job to all involved!!!”
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Hi Bruce,
Good points which I’ll try to answer.
Has for 521, pilots reported small pieces fluttering down like a silver cloud.
The Luftwaffe report clearly indicates the amount of damage and showes the serial number and I’ll post it here.
You are correct about the ‘new’ P-51Bs has they are 99.9999% new built.
Check out the Flug Werk site and see the P-51 assemblies offered and you’ll get an idea of what’s being done.
A number of firms in the US are doing even more.
http://www.flugwerk.com/p51.shtm
The fact that this German report says received makes me wonder if the a/c wreckage wasn’t recovered and smelted down and maybe a data plate was removed before that happened.
Has you say, it would be nice to know what they really did start with. It’s pretty quite out there though:eek:
44-13521
Wix is dead until Scott switches to a new server. So were all migrating across the pond.:eek:
Geez I may have to post of pics. I’ve got a few nice Spit shots too!
I had a nice photo of 521 in flight that Dick Penrose gave me showing the codes 5Q+D but it and about 10,000 others burned with our home last year.
Peter Randall also shows 5Q+D has does Martin Kyburz.
44-13521 P-51D 504 5Q-D Stevens, Capt. Bradford V. “Marinell” Taken on charge 30 June 44. Lost 13 August 1944 – Lt. Myer R. Winkelman KIA MACR 7775
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/339thfg.php?searchString=44-13521&Submit=Search
Here is a nice shot of Lt Winkleman in 521 connecting his Berger G-Suit just days before he went down. BTW the Luftwaffe report on the wreckage says 100% damage to fuselage, wings and tail ie destroyed
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