North American's P-51 Mustang Fighter is in service with Britain's Royal Air Force, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. (LOC)
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North American's P-51 Mustang Fighter is in service with Britain's Royal Air Force, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.
1942 Oct.
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
Royal Air Force
North American Aviation, Inc.
Airplane industry
World War, 1939-1945
Airplanes
United States--California--Inglewood
Format: Aerial photographs
Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-67 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35398
Call Number: LC-USW36-250
Source: Flickr Commons
Views: 120408
North American's P-51 Mustang Fighter is in service with Britain's Royal Air Force, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.
1942 Oct.
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
Royal Air Force
North American Aviation, Inc.
Airplane industry
World War, 1939-1945
Airplanes
United States--California--Inglewood
Format: Aerial photographs
Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-67 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35398
Call Number: LC-USW36-250
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Owner: The Library of CongressSource: Flickr Commons
Views: 120408
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mlfeatherston
Amazing image. It's free too. Thanks, LOC!
Filo4590
They don't look like RAF markings to me.
mikemclennan
The caption refers to the model of aircraft not the USAAF example shown.
LotusMonger
war machinery sure was sexy then!
RickC
Not a P51. Perhaps an airacobra?
twelvebarblooz
It's clearly a P-51 B - like the early models that were sent to England as part of the lend-lease program.
bootload
Not a P51. Perhaps an airacobra? @Rick it is a P51. An earlier variant without the bubble canopy. The version you see is probably a P-51 B/C with a Rolls Royce Merlin engine. It could also be a Mk1 (Mustang I/P-51) which went into combat on 12 May '42. The bubble cockpit was introduced later in as a solution to the "poor rearward view". A quick solution was the "bulbous" Malcolm Hood and later replaced with a teardrop canopy so widly associated with later P-51's.
antwharrington
It's a P51A, with the Allison V-1710 engine. The 'bump' on top of the engine is the air intake, Merlin versions had the intake under the nose rather than on top. Allison-powered versions also had a three rather than four-blade prop and a shallower radiator scoop on the belly, but neither of those is easy to spot from this photo. Beautiful photo :o)
stumbleon
Could this be an A-36?
rreis
stumbleon, you're probably right...
fjcpictures
If memory serves, it was the Brits who got the idea of using the RR Merlin in the P51 because they felt the Allison wasn't fast enough. One of their best ideas.
stumbleon
Certainly the Merlin engine gave better high altitude performance.
rreis
The idea of using the Merlin cometh from a Roll-Royce person. The Allison was set to low and medium altitude, and the Merlin was a medium to high altitute engine. Without it we would never see the Mustang escort the bombers into germany...
China Chris
so my love.
VINAlero
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honzeen
Nice fly shot
terrific lake
great image
Mitchel25J (54 million + Views Thank You )
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called P-51 Mustangs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Le nai
Incredible!
davidmario22
It´s always interesting to know more about the past
B.e.D
Beautiful picture, and an excelent fighter also.
ryyta ( ocupada)
COOL SHOT!!! : seen in :
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Post 1 Award 3
ZaybZayb
Fantastic!
Szmytke
Dated as October 42 this isn't classified as P-51 for the following reason: The production of the NA73 design for the UK had to receive the blessing of the US government before it could become ratified. A condition of the approval was the supply of two examples to the USAAC for evaluation and these two were delivered and given the designation XP-51. Before that however the US army had already contracted for the procurement of 150 additional aircraft for supply to Britain under Lend-Lease designating these P-51 and these differed from the earlier version by having self sealing tanks and four wing mounted 20mm cannon in place of the eight machine guns. From this batch 93 were supplied to Britain, becoming designated Mustang IA, 55 went to the USAAF as F-6A's, equipped with two K-24 cameras for use in the tactical recon role and the remaining two also went to the USAAF with different engines, initially as XP-78's but later brought into the family as XP-51B's. The designation of this aircraft in US service as P-51 came after North American opened the second plant at Dallas, Texas to increase production from the already stretched Inglewood plant which did not occur until 1943 and this image is dated October 1942. In the summer of 1943 the first P-51B is produced at Inglewood and the identical P-51C is produced from the Dallas plant, operationally their first mission in USAAF service was on Dec 13 1943 when elements of the 8th undertook a long range escort to Keil from the UK
stumbleon
I notice that the insignia on the aircraft is American not British.
Nils Jorgensen
An amazing aircraft.
Juan821
p-51 = awesome i love this machine
Mitchel25J (54 million + Views Thank You )
A little more on the background of this aircraft in the photo. This is the 2nd P-51A to be tested by the Army Air Corp it is still in the the stander RAF Paint for early 42. It still retains the RAF serial # AN958. The photo was taken over Southern Calf. the photographer was the chief NAA photographer during the war.
Aaron Bonette
bravo! fabulous
tcal2009
The P-51 in the photo is clearly an "A" model because it has the Allison engine with the carburetor air scoop on top of the spinner rather than underneath. The Rolls-Royce Merlin engined models (B through H) had the scoop underneath.
ALDEAN53
a car hunting!
GOLDFOCUS
Very nice. Hereis my new plane picture.