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safn1949

poet,traveler
Hi guys,I don't fly CFS3 much but I thought you would like this.Now tell everyone whose plane it was and what unit it served in.:friday:
 
This is P-51D 44-6495:

Capt. Claude J. Crenshaw
359th FG 369th FS

Crenshaw also flew P-51B 42-106689, was an ace in a day, and had a an official score of seven aerial and three ground victories. Done... :typing:
 
and the small text on the side of the plane says F-51-H5, and AFAIK, F-term wasn't used until after WWII..
 
She may be one of the aircraft that has been repainted in original markings but with later additions; like all those P-51s that are a light blue colour, which was never used but appeared to be used on a P-51 in a photograph: in reality, it was just an optical illusion on the camera.
 
The correct answer would be P-51H 4461495 of Capt Claude Crenshaw, 82nd FG, post war, Grenier Field, New Hampshire.

And the aircraft indeed is a -H instead of a -D, as the higher tail and the smaller wheels together with the shallower scoop reveal.
 
Methinks some of our more 'seasoned' experts are lettin' us figure it out...:rolleyes:
Welcome to the apprentice corner...
BTW there is a type 'H' over at the 'Mudpond', kids... and Jerry's got it lookin' pretty cool.
...perfect for running support for the Toko-ri Panthers elsewhere...:d

(Wait a moment, Professor Greycap is on board and directly in the know!)

(just pass me my cup and pencils, please... sir?... m'am... is anybody OUT there?)
 
My bad. I thought that it was an H by the tail but he claimed it was a D and the kill markings didn't match up with the post 1948 insignia so I just went off of the name that was printed on the pit. Apparently, printing WWII markings on post war aircraft was not that uncommon as it was the standard in the 412th Test Group and could be seen in occupation air craft such like P-51D's like Ole VIII.




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Nope, it's a real scheme. After the war Grenshaw flew the H model as shown, decorated with his wartime markings.
 
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