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On Tue, 24 May 2016 23:24:24 -0700, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>On Tue, 24 May 2016 20:09:37 +0000, Charles Lindbergh
><spirit@stlouis.com> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 25 May 2016 05:10:45 +0930, "Dave Kearton"
>><Dave@kearton.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Charles Lindbergh" wrote in message
>>>news:kni8kb1v1qhbvfduubkp31qav7m03em9r3@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>On Tue, 24 May 2016 07:00:01 -0500, Mitchell Holman
>>><noemail@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>You could very well be correct. However, so far, in five minutes I
>>have found at least three web sites which have published this same
>>image. see:
>>
>>http://worldwarwings.com/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-p-51-mustang
>>
>>Also, the movie clip answer doesn't explain the difference in the
>>canopies.
>
>Based on the dates of the movie, wondering if these are P-51H or P-51K
>models, which do have the slightly different canopies.
You might have the answer, they could be H or K models, difficult to tell without seeing the full aircraft.
Good call though.
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