2 ex-IAC Hawker Hector fuselage frames are stored in Kildare, Ireland. I know the chap who is reported to have them and he all but confirmed it to me.
2 ex-IAC Hawker Hector fuselage frames are rumored to be stored in Kildare, Ireland
an original Mustang like her needs a rebuild like Sierra Sue 2 in the US…
from what I can see the enginecowling is changed so is main wheelstyres and tail wheel assembly…
Clay Lacy has flown more than 300 aircraft types, logged more than 50,000 flight hours and accumulated more hours flying turbine aircraft than any other pilot in the world. His hours also include a lot on warbirds P-51. F-86, F7F etc…
Steve Hinton has flown over 120 types of aircraft and has accumulated over 11,500 civilian flight hours and over 9,000 hours as pilot in command of warbirds.
isn’t P-51B Berlin Express N426QA identified as 43-24837?
P-51C-1NT S/N 42-103100 was delivered to the RAF in January 1944.
Designated P-51 Mk III FB 206 and assigned to the 306th Polish FG “The City of Torun squadron” and Fuselage codes where UZ*M. FB 206 flew combat missions with the 306th from February 1944 to August of 1944. FB 206 also flew on June 6th 1944 for the invasion of Normandy. Starting on July 10th FB 206 flew anti V1 Buzz Bomb patrols and on July 22nd it shot down a V-1 over Hastings UK. From June 17 to August 18, 1944 almost 60 operations, sometimes 4 scrambles in a day during the fight against the V-1s. F/Sgt Rudowski was credited with the kill. On August 18th 1944 FB 206, was involved in a mid-air collision with Mk XIV Spitfire NH713.
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• FB206 crashed into a wooded area in England. The substantial wreckage was recovered and after spending time in a UK Museum, was sold to the current owner.
• FB206 is unique in that it is the only surviving P-51B/C or Mustang III with a confirmed Kill.
Steve Hinton has over 4000 hours on P-51’s alone…
its a QEC unit from a F6F Hellcat
the P-36C is 38-210 in 27th Pursuit Squadron markings
I’ve been told the parts are displayed at the “Militärhistorisches Museum” in Dresden/Germany. The display board says “Wing of a North American P-51D Mustang Fighter, USA, ca. 1944” and “the wing of this P-51D was recovered in 1969 from the “Schweriner See” (the lake near Schwerin/Northern Germany).