On 2016-05-24 22:43:09 +0000, john szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> said:
> "Dave Kearton" <Dave@kearton.com.au> wrote in news:t721z.92058$Ni6.16663
> @fx39.iad:
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>> "Charles Lindbergh" wrote in message
>> news:kni8kb1v1qhbvfduubkp31qav7m03em9r3@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 24 May 2016 07:00:01 -0500, Mitchell Holman
>> <noemail@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> The canopies on the two aircraft in the foreground look different then
>>> the normal P51-D canopy. They almost look like they are from the
>>> Fw-190 production line. I suppose that would make sense if the
>>> original pilot had to bail out and the canopy was destroyed.
>>
>> It's actually a frame from a low-budget war movie in the early '50s.
>> Can't remember which one now, I saw it (probably) 40 years ago.
>>
>
> movie was " Fighter Squadron " (1948)
All interesting stuff. Here is the full story,
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_Squadron>
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Regards,
Savageduck
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