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ACLCWWLE~CEM~~~
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an the Wtang, cmtaino the laam ~d mast varied
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roundel and flash.
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REPUlLlC P-47 THUNDERBOLT. In USAAF-USAF: RAF; Free French; French Air Forte: Mexican, Brazilian
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NORTH AMERICAN MUSTANC Mk. I-IY. In RAF: RAAF; SAAF; RNZAF; RCAF service and the NORTH
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Mk. IA
Mk. XI
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h in.
J7ft. Ofh in.
32 ft. 34 in.
32 ft. 3$ in.
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390 m.p.h.
a t 13400 ft.
at 15,000 ft.
at 20,000 fr.
30,800 k
31,350 ft.
31,350 ft.
Allism V-1710-39 AU~sonV-1710-39 Allrson V-1710-81
1150 h.p.
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1200 h,p.

Mk. 1
37 ft. 01% ia.
32 fr. 3+ in.
13ft gin.

2'2g
Whg

ma

Wtight empty

Weight loaded
Max. speed

Armament

4 X -30 in.
2 X .50 h.

4 x 20 mm.

.50 in.

Mk.III/P-5lB/C
37 ft Oqk in.
32h Sin.
13 Et. 8 in
233.19 sq. ft.
6,985 Ib.
9,8,soO lb.
440 m.p.h.
at

30,000 ft.

41,800 h.
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Mk.IV/P-5lD
37 fr. 01% in.
32k 3 h h
13 h. 8 in.
233.19 sq, fr.
7,125 Ib.

l0,ooo lh.

437 m.p.h.
st 25,000 ft.
41,900 ft

Padrard Merlin
V-1650-7
1650 h,p.
6 x .so In.

S q u a b s operating the Mustang with the R,A.F.

:Mark I
2, 4, 16, 26, 63, 116 (non op), 168, 169, 239, 241, 260, 268, 309, 400, 414, 430, 5x6, 613.
Mark IA
2, 63, 168, 268
Mark TI
2, 225, 268
Mark 111
I9$ 64, 65, 112, 118, 122, 126, 129, 165, 213, 234, 249, 250, 2@, 306, 309, 315, 316; 3 and 450

R.A.A.F.; 5 S.A.A.F.
Mark IV
19, 65, 112, I25 213, 303, 442, 611; 3 RA.A.P.; 5 S.AA.F.
TOP-smbgMustang Squadrons :65 Squadron
55 victories
19 Squadron
315 Squadron
49 victories
122 Squadron
Tog-scoring Mustang Squadrons againat the V-la :
129 Squadron
16 bombs
316 Squadron
306 s ~ d r ~ n n bombs
315 Squadron

454 victories

39 victwks
67 bombs
61 bombs

Mk. IV, No. I I2 ' Shark ' Squadron. No. 239 Fighter Bomber Wing, Dew* Air Force, RAP, Italy.
' Deblin ' (Polish) Squadron, RAF.
P-SlD, flown by Col. Dean I. Hesr, South Korean Air Force. (Crude 18 on fuselage.)
P-5 1 D, ) 26. 2nd Division, F 16 Wing. Swedish Air Force.
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NORTH AMERICAN MUSTANG Mk. I - IV

MUSTANG 1 AND i1 IN RAX- SERVICE

being shot down, while P.0. Starer, W g vinltnt

e w i v e action neur the ground, @t an obsmretioo, tenring
@te feet @ the smrboard wmgtip, including half the
,&&% .m a f&fes a i c d The
~ d protatype, am,ia$;&e firil amiamm of two 0.50 in. machine gtms in
deron, Desplre the damaga, be ranaged to return to his
g~
where he rtash-hded. Duk~gthis operation
.,& g n o s e ~ I t h e m g i a e , w h h m n t ~ ~ ~ i n & e w m airfield,
fair 0 . 3 in,paguas,
was shipped to the United
F.O. HilIs *t
do*
one of rhe atradcifig &hers for
.8
*dm
for m,where it p v c d to be the best
the Mustapg's fugt m y .
;a far x e v c d - fmm the United StatthouA&
fn d y 1943 sixwen squadrons y
on
ft@ Ahon mgme f d d to end^^ tht aiicmft muh
the air-,
flying low level
m i h ,
s&ik$.rnt altitude pmhmance m d o w rrs emplo-t
strafing wstd shipp+hg, and TI-9
4air,&$6ghrcr in the W e ~ m
Eumpean at- However, the
fields ?
Barope. In W b w 2942 one-airmft

,Wvy mmmmt and hr

speed of 382 m.ph
m a t r e d tbe I)orrmund-Ems G d , bemmmg &c
lnwhd,coupled rpi good maemeabili~,su&~~gted f h t single mt a h a f t o the RAF. m fly over Gemmy.
- h u b for m%blrecomaimnce duties, and named the
However3by the end of 1943 many sqmdmm
alrearty
begun re-equipmen~and dchwgh 63 and 268 Squadrons
@u*
1 it was d e m d into pradudp~for the U F , ,
! ' d m
an F-24 amem behmd the p i l n
Feceiv4 the W IA
d ~ eyeaq by early I944
only six quauadrons wcre srill opatmg AUha-Mustan$s.
TWOekmples 9 s ~ p p k dto rhe U.S.A.AF. as +e
~~Sd,aadUsemworderedasmallbr*bamedrttlth 2 Squadron, re-equippd with Mark I&$went m Frame
fbur wing-mom& 20 mm. mnmm as the P-51. This
stwn after the Lnvasian, j*
1% 263 and 430
m&n wrts&oorde~dforrheRiLF. agttre MmkXA,
=WI%
which operaled a rm~ureQf Wd Ts and
U s . By the end of the yew alI but 268 Sqhad
h~ re-equipped, this MET uait operating all three
~t8~til~&eendoftfsew;irinErope.
Mmnwla& m the Umed Kmgdom m O E l O k 1W,
26 Squadmp again d v e d Mnstaag Is to ctlsp out
0.50 in. guns. The extm
d m of V-2 d e t sites. In April
k t e d
P9=!2t"moped
m Sou&-wet Pnvs m spot fa
m 1 glnls bmkdmg isolated German fmls mr the

~ t l a n t k~ ~ ~ i n t h ~ ~ d - ~gport
k , i n
d
fercep,

g rb88e
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a

m
d
a the end of t k

swetimeasa~Ci;mofSIEeLlb.Sk~13t$f

dourfq, 2 by FI.-LE. L,R P. Burr%-D u r i April 4May operarim ~ ~ ~ I 'Ragem',

IIW
~

W i a g an&s m 'MwB+-' wpm-*

V-1 b
e
sltes.On17MaponamurswntoAd
mDam&,
61 S q ~ d m met
.
JLI 8&, Ek 177s d ~ 1 Wap
. tk
& i e M , ~ 9 d ~ t r o y e d 1 p ~ $ e a r l d
far .the loss of 2 hl-.
By the eve d the Invaaian

A rib rbree mare

~-.*urppca~b~l~&~0*119,

Meanwhile, du@g

:g*tl**ru.pubrin.=*a.md.

133 W ~ s f #~
~
t
h hk
b the f m ~ h6 b h $do& w g B e .sF. S(Ealsh. A f ~ ~ ~t qh ~ a 3x6,
d ~was
, &O 3*-~4t&pd
and was based at CWshdl, f m m where they ilew eScmt
miS~pBcaufighrerilandM~~awlladdl

MUSTANG Uf
& it was obvious NIP
m im. Iife &t the AWm
w e in the Musung was umuitable for thc drdk's
w 7 ma fighterx cWq 1942 emmw w
ECI
&ill6 Royw (0 au when bud wrth the Me~&%gme.
The& tests were autsmpdh y suwdd, inm* the
speed of tIse W~WY
known as Lr Mustsop x,
a 640 m.8.h. In 1943 tbe P-SIB aqd C M ~ m mnt
p
into produdon fitted with the
mkd
Merlin V-180
rhe. h r cum IES
WI
rrrvb~with
U.S.AAP. r. Bnpfand
I.rbr
a smrl8r merit to the MUS11, the rurcr&r wait
f o i the U F , 274 F-SIBS and 636
d&vaedI borh
lxiw b w n ss
$:%s?e3lt

2,

&

aad I%aarsh cmsxs,

hrhg the tndom i e

Jlme 19-44, .hth w h g i were

very active,
W t m mver to tht Allied bcsWead,
Bnd u a d e e s m g &ad a i v e - b d i R g *s
on
v m y mmp and.cammmba'ns: On 7 J133 Wing
&ed
a m
e s u ~ c e sdmmg
~
two -Enmiss&= Qq &e bh-306I q w d m ?30 3f
near
shaomg down 5 with 3 pmbableg far

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a

d1ehsaf3Mus~.OnalaterstwritwuB~
Bf 109s were met, 309 ebrimiag 6 and 2 probbks,
315 chiming 4 and I29 Squadrarm & h h g 1, this Bmr
marp

m.

~~

M WITH THE R.A.F. IN

WESTBRN EUWPR
First crt f&w thc
Wxer wifh &e RA,F. wtre
the sguadEPns of 122 Wsw, Nm. 19, 55 and 122, b e d
a t No. 132 AirfW, Gramend, ss part d 83 Gmsp,
aQd T*A,F,,
Wquipment began in fanwry and Febnraty

THE MUSTANG UI

W&, bur

!t

was

once obvious that the 8-

new W k began operations late in February,

wmthgwU.S.bmvy bornand U.S.and RA.E light
am$ mcd*lm bombem o ~ e rFrance and Gemmy, a d
~nde~hkinx
fighw 8s. First mm&u ante aa 22
xwn awing a sweep m e s ~ b w r g - ~ r n c y 'WW
14 tawny @htcrs were encwrrrcd, FfSm.3.V w W c 6
of 19 Squ&id#n tlahbg a Bf 1 9 F-0. Mutrer of 65
Squadron d the Wing Lad#, G.
A McG* o
h
n
m
a o ectrisg me mi 19 ~ q u s d r ~ba r me L u n g
Wwt day a was 4 e furn of rke r h ' i s q w h of &e
Wing, f ~ wr a f t of 122 Squadron 9 c r i v a wm an
air&& at IMeITauaux, near the Swiss W e r at the

19

a,

~~enioJtinstbesucccssdBeT~tc

Mosq~11m
squadromi a*

the V-la, the MIIS

YE
c2z3y

theless manaeped m ahmt clown qutc a rwpccfa numbqr of zhe robots, most s u ~ unit
M
129 Sqwpun
a,*
at TW S
O
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F
w g&r E k e
was P-0.j,%q
of rhll
d
bombs.

Line-up of Mk. Ill's o f No. 309

' Zlemia

C;rrwSenskeq [Poliskl Squadron, RAF. Code Wt-.

Mk. Ill ,and I Y of No. 303 ' Kart i ~ u k o IPoli~h, Squadran. SOE
coleqr Iflustrairon h r d c h i h of
Uk. I V 11. B. Cvnk)

Mlr..lll. Ms. 19 urdran note full span yelIow

leadmg edge. S s a F K ~llWMl
.

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Neat formation af Mk. Ill'* by No. 19 5qdn.

Note alternate carnouflagu psttfms. (IWM}

' Sharkmouth ' Mk. Ill of No. 111 5quadr8n. NO. 239 Fighter Bomber Wlng. Descrt Alr Fmrce. in I t a l y . Serial FB241.

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whlch was the nrln TW itdl: ffm& *no ~ I praws
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TEE MUSTANG 111AND IK WITH THE RAE,

RAAF. A M S.AIA.F. IN T H E M E D m m W
AREA

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Mustangs. the squadron moved ro Bifurno in Italy, LO

becomc part a the mur Balkan Air Foxc., optraring over
Yugoslavia and Grccce in support of Parrisan forccs.

Earnbed-up

Mk. l ti's o f
No. 1-12
' Shark ' h d n .

-r

robably at
mi. Italy.

A h v c UM745, left KM545. two Mk. LV's

o f a batch delivered t o SEAC in 1945.
Note SEA< marking% pale blue and dark
trfuc. IPeter M. B o w m l

,on the ground. I n Novcmber a third squadion

in the
W~ng, 3 R.A.A.F., rcccivcd Mustangs, and operaring
,frqn Fano, and Iatcr Ccrvia. thcse unirs carried our a
number of operations ovcc l'ugosbvia as tvcIl as Northern

Italy during the last months of t h t war. 260 Squadron

, w a s chosm a s thc first 10 carry 60 Ib, rocket projtcriIes

d t r the wings of the Murtnng, carrying out several
weeks of practice bctwcen opcrations with these, bcfore
[eking them into action in February 1945. 450 R.A.A.F.
eIso had Musrang 1115. 5 S.A.A.F. converted to Mustang
14,Italy, September 1944, subscqucntly receiving
with"which type they saw the war ou~.Early in rhc
<newyew rhc first Mustang IVs appeared, going initially

I"'"

3 R.A.A.F. Squadron, and in March ro 112 Squadron,

both units operating a rnixturc of Mark I l l s and IVs
until thr CIOBC OF hos~iliti~.~.
11 should be norrd hcre
that on [his front R.A.F. Mustang 111s wcrr not fitted
with the Malcolm hood, the lack of cnrrny fighter opposi-

;to

Gon making this unnucessary. On 2 April F.O. A. F,Lane

af 3 R.A.A.F. Squadron shor down a Fi I56 Srorch, but

during the month 249 Squadron rtlinquishcd their Mustan s to fly Spitfires again,.and it was not long aftcr the
fim? surrender before the Mustang disappmrcd from
R.A.F. scrvice in rhis area.

.THE MUSTANG IN O?'HFA AIR FORCES

Royal Ausrraliat~ Air I+rce
Australia ordtrcd rhu P-5 1 l3. and arrangtmcnts wcrc

also made for the uircraft lo bc mnnuhcturcd undcr

lhencr by the Comrnonmcnlth Aircraft Corporatjon in

$944, 298 aircraft were dclivcrcd from thc Sratcs direct to
Lahuan. Bornuu and Mororai to re-cquip the Kittyhawk
Squadrons of 81 Piglitcr Wing. Nos. 76, 77 and 82. bur
~ E Rtoo larc to scc any action. 100 XIS ot componcnrs
wekt also bUppIiud from t l ~ c U.S. to Commonwealth
krcraft, who auwmblcd 80 Mustang$ known as CA-17
Mui~ang20s, thc first flying in M a y 1945. 120 more wcrr
u l t in Australia ns Mark, 21s, 22s an! 23s, thc Mark
2 2 s b h g fightrrr-rcconna~c\ancc versions fitted with
cameras. In July 1946 thc R.A.A.F. W i i ~ g moved 10
JHrakuna in Japan as pact of thc British Commonwealth
acupation forces.

In 1949 76 and 82 Squadrons returned to their hornland from Japan, but 77 Squadron remained, and early
in July 1950 moved to Korca uwherewar had braken out
between North and South, being the f u s t non-American
Unitcd Nations unit to go inlo ac~ion. Operariag with
rhc U.S. 5th Air h r c e as part of the 35th FighterBomber Wing, thc squadron Rcw 3,800 sorties, losing
twelvt: pilots, including the commanding officer, W.W.11
vrreran Wg.-Cdr. L. T. Spence, D.F.C., all ro enemy
action, huforc rc-equipping with Gloster Meteor 8s in
April 1951. I n Aus~raIin84 and 86 Squadrons were also
cquippcd with Mustangs. and the aircraft rcmained in
scrvicc, though mainly with rcscrvc units, until 1950.
R e a l Cmadian Air Force
Having opcmtcd Mustangs with 442 Squadron d w h g
the war, not surprisingly Cnnada showed interest in this
aircraft, and soon aftcr tbc end of thc war 100 P-SIDs
were acquired, rhcst: serving with h r h regular and auxiliary units, incIuding 410,419, 415,4I6and 417 Squadrons
until 1956.
Saurh Ajrican Air Force
Anothur Commonwealth squadron also operated in
Korca with Mustangs, this being 2 (Flying Cheetah)
Squadron. S.A.A.F.; rhis unit arrivcd in Nwcmbcr 1950,
having pickrd up thcir Mustangs from the U.S.A.F. en
route in Japan, joining the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing,
U.S.A.F..The squadron was suppIied with 95 F-5IDs
(as the n~rcraft had been rc-designated) during their sul'
in Korca, lasing 74 i n combat, two being shot down by
MiG 15s. T h e South African Mustangs took an active
-par1 in ground artack missions until January 1953, when
thcy werc rcplaccd by F-86 Sabres.
Royal New Zedand Air Force
Another air force in the Pacihc arm to receive Mustangs w a s th-t R.N.Z.A.F.,30 P:SlDs.bcing supplied in
1945. 131tst' did not go into service st once, being stored
for somc months, but u'crc later issucd to Nos. 1, 2, 3
and 4 Squadrons, remaining on strength until 1951,
although it is d k c I y that any of these units had more
than six aircraft on strength at any one time.
9

Mk. IV No. 3 P A A F Squadran, 239 ffflhlet

Bomber Wing. Dusmt A I ~Forcc, RAF, Italr,
1945. l v ~ aFrank F. h i t h )

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Mk. IV's in close formation,

unit unknown, RAAF. (via
Frank F. k i t h )

C.

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NsBt WC fotmxtien, nnKP u n k w a , B M f .

twa F
m F, W~rhl

Mk. I V o f Na.
77 S uadton.
R A A ~prengad
,
a t M u , lapah.
Cod* AM-0,
serial enkhoum. (via
Frank F.Smith)

Red Section o f No. 82 Squadron.

RAAF, off Lcbuan. 23.1 1 .'45. Ftom I.
to t. A68-743 f l o w n by Stovia McDowmH, -769 5qdn.-Ldr. Scknaf, sqdn.
OC. -704 Howard M c t r o v c r , -767
Bruce Hoarn.

Blue Section.
Smith)

(both via

Fraok F.

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Mk. IV of No. 82 Squadron, RAAF, a t Lebuan. 1945. Black T and anti-glare panel.

A68-769 flown by Sqdn.-Ldr. Sehnaf, note ballast on wing and hilplano and ti.
Frank F Srr~th!

downs indicating high surface windr

(both vi

d68-768, No. 7 6 Sqdn. firing tvckets. See colour illustration.

Line-up ot No. 86 Sqdn. Mk. IV's.

Mk. IV. No. 84 Sqdn.

Below. Line-up o f No. 84 Sqdn.

Mk. I V 5 a t Townsvitle. Lcft.
Spiral spinner

of

LB-W. A68-

516 a t Lebuan. dall photos Frank

f . Smithl

Mk. 1V af No. I * Flying Cheetahs'

Sqdn., SAAF, a t Kirnpoh. South
Korea. (vra F. Blakel

'Flying Cheetah'
yellow and black.

inrlgeia

detail.

Ili
2423 as d ~ l i v m f dwHh adaptad USAAF markings. RNZAF. (uia
Frank f. Smrth)

Mk. I V
Darbyl

ot

Ma. 1 Sqdn., Royal New

Leatana A h Force. [d'E. C .

red checks. Wigram. No. 4 Sa

Blue/gald checks. Taiwi.

NZZ418, rerarvc aitmaCf never

Issued to squadron. (d'E. C.

FEZZQll

No. 1 Squadron
RNZAF.Blue and white rhackd
(via Frank F. Smlthl

NZ2#0 of No, 1
Squadron Sarial i
stwren &I*. ( R N ~
vla 8 E . C. Qatbv)

pybr:F via d'E. C.

I
Very

Na 3

NZ242Q

d No. a

atCu?al ,met*

Wadran.

with OD antid'E. C. D
am1

neat f o r m a t h by
Sqliadmn over

tba

New Zealand roastiine.

(RMEAG via d'E. C. Oarbv)

NZ24I7 Mustang Mk. CV

Note
:d:2
im33uadron.
b+ two
f g h o t wrlal above fin
fkrh.

(RNZAF

C Darbv)

via BE.

M l u h Mk. I d Nu.

MI&

$84 Squadron, Royal CrlnSdlau AIr

Wbe. Nab M&

tnaf iDPgaLa an c W Wal AWZtil. (IWM]

Hying &bt &' Mk. EV sf Centrat Air Cornmad C o w t g R W i Kwh hrlat 95&% {WI

b-H,W& *F

t t ~ w ExgarSmental

P*~W

I Uplands,
~ , and DD4,

ssz

of the Centrd ring kbool, uplands { R ~ P J

9594 af the Tactical Fighter Flight, Canadian Joint Alr Cenfre. Riuers, Marritoba. {WAF)

i
M i d formatlm from No. 1 Flytn TraIning Schoal. IGM-1 Cenballa. antarto, and dngie aircraft 1BZ-) from tkp Air Rhnamant
Lko*l, Ttomton. Senalr Y 9133, X 80234, 4, 9354. Blup/r*bite/blue splnnerr, (RCA#l

X and Y firing slngl~sover the Ilve p r a t t l e ~range, apparenHy ffttod with smoke poduelng m r . / R M F )

formati& & h s $ a o g r probably. twin t)le Expprimmtal tr Ptadng EstObkhment, Uplands. 5phm and fin blld~.meamst r/t 9241.

YKY)

$i&bcd up Mustang of No. 401 KGiIill~rySqdn. Whlte spinner, wing !Ips, and tall control surbtos, tRCAF1
Sadn. I n srhsmc as above. BA- code unknown. (RCAFI
Mk.

Mk. I V No. 19 Sqwdmn, tlmn by

6lG. Duolr),

MMewrth, 1945.

[V, Nor F4& L C S_qy~dmo,% f SAbeF

L-

6 k . !It, No. 450 RAAF 4 m 6 , I

. 239
D w t Air Farm, RAF, Ifnly 1945.

%L.

IV,

Bomb-

Na, 77 Squa~ou, Rela! kumrm *ir -,

# l 8 ~ nby Wry.Cdr. WIl

w,DFC.

Wfnlv

2
FdbD, %d

Ed*,

-a

Uacenr&emc.

11/33 ' S a r o k f lhnsh A i i Fwm. Vflon. Fraats:

F-51D, Romm Pan. C~mmmleatlmmSuumdron, Itallwi Alr Fotc*.

&ID,

Ipmell Air Force.

P-fiD,

122 SqwUrofi, Hetkrlmdc rwsf tndfm Air

P+SlD,AUW, lndonslran Alr F a -

.-

F-6D of 2nd kcadre, Gtoupo Reronnairsanre 11/13 ' Savoie

', French Ah

Force. Algeria. S d a I 414683.

- .

(1, C. Cuny)

--

P-51 D with tamere pod under port wiag, black lofbring

P-5lD of the Netherlands E d indies A t Force, probably No. 121 Sqda. Red spinner. {via Hugo Hooiirnan)

Tigbt formation af NNUAF Mustangs, Ct3-315 Witb 'sherkmmfk' nearest cameta. (Via Hug8 Hwftmanl

~ 3 - 3 1 5 4 t h Gamma pod, red spine*

(uia C. H. Kamphukl

Camera pod detdil. H3-315. [via

6. K

Kamphurs)

N3-315 again showing camera pod dahit.

4vh Hugo Hooftman)

NethgFPlYI$ Emt Indiw Air Forcg

In 1945 40 P-$IDS w e supplied ,to the DuoJ! forces
Operatirig in &e &uth-West Pat&
&r& with the
R.A,A.P., 121 and 122 Squadrons being &quip ed with
t h e ~ eat the nnms i i i as the hmiian $1
but
h e y were too late KQ see an): x r h qainst the Japanese.
Tf?e s u b s e ~ r I y operated %n de Mitchdls and
~pl+&r in tbe M k h o d s Fprr
a inrr In&m1qn Nationdist w
illas. In June i ~ f w h e nthe
Dutch m w d uut, die remaining Mustan$s were handed
ta the embryo Indonesian Air Farce.

Edits

H3-309 coming in to land.

t. H. Kamphuis}

(vie

_ __.. -.-.
I--,&.*.

-I

P-5-1 D N3-306, Kittvkewks and

~itch;lls in hangor rt Darwln,
1945 (vla Frank F. Smith)

..Y..

.--=-=,

* . . I

raw

Tidy formation o f NEIAF Mustangs,

H-340 and

312 wlth blue ~pinnen,319 and 321 with red. (via Hum Hooftman)

Same formation ss on prcccding page. H-321 stencil style tcttcrlng. lvra C , H Karnphrri5)
Mustang nose detail, slso showing rocket attachment points. (via kltnctr Houfirr~sn)

Fotmation bf three AURl Mustang6 firing over the 9aWah16 o f Iwa, flown by Dutch and A m e r l t ~ np l b h . I w a H u a ~Hwttmanl

Magnifkeat take-off Ghat o f 4th ftoimo Mustangs, nple ' Cavallino Rampilntc ' insignia. {via C. Cattanml
4-82 a d 4-16 of tbe 4th Sto~mo,Itrillan Air Force. Serials, sMncil dyle. 4-13 4300, 4-16 4149, a o l e on thc Idler
Rampante ' insipia. bhck herss an M t C shtptd. ( W I D G. tattarno)

Formation

m t 4th Stormo Mustangs high

myer the Italian countryside, rvra G.

Caftaneo)

Gavalllno

Line-up of 6Fk Storm0 Mcratangr. note black wing walk port

Colemful Mustang of #ha R a m Zone {ZR) Communicatialu

and starbeard. tltalian Art Forcui

Udr. WE colow IllusWtior

1st Bivlsjmn of the F 16 WLg, Sw&dilb

Air Force. Photo b h m i U@psaia, 1947.

wla Bo

Wfdfejdtj

MurraM 84 tha 2nd Dlulslon, F I 6 Win& wrht 26143. Blue spinner ond number. [via Bo Widfefdt)
j 26 Murtang o f r h F 4 Wing, Statf aircraft, whlfo spinnor end 8 outlined black on tail. Ivla 80 WidMdtl

drcr& P I # W r i t ax UShA* P 1s 4 3 4 6 5 '3: Hub' whkh f o r d

-1 t6,minffWII
dYrlM the
(Yil h d?-t1
-.lr

T*P

m w s 9f )he F 4 wins. [ S w d M Alr F$rce)

Clew flyla v&k rf Murtan kom

F 4 Whg. p r w l g 3rd #vi&n.
~New
& a d btteP, t ~ w k % i rForceI,
& , Z , d A waf. thrt F 4 Wng, prab;rbly 3rd Dlvidon.
lottar 7. ( M i ~ Air
h

P-51D -of the Swiss. Air Forrc. son

coteur rllurtrst~sn. (VIJ G. Apastoio)

.Swkc P - 5 I D showing lstn stale insignir, prcsorved aircraft, (Devrd W.

Mcnnrdl

Fnrcc Musitlurtrntlon. (5. P.

Irraoli Dsfencc Farcc/Air

tanl.

rcr

colour

Pdltzl

farrg. ase iilustration Zndde

tront cover.
(vie So Wldfeldt)

IDF/AF Mwtang modifled

far phatorbeer, #re-

7i.rVsit

F-Slir of the Phitippfne Air F o r c k

F-51D flown by Brtwdlw

General B. N. Ebusa. see
ralour illushatian. 0.W ,

Menardl

, i d l D of fhe Darninkan ATr Forca. 00 antb#irte.pad a d -navy

hame. (Bo 'Widt0klt)

Chinese
Hahonalist Air
Potse. standard
USAAF OD and

Grey scheme.

(Peter M. Bowers)

P-SIC,

Chtncsq Nationalist klr F o r e

appatQnrltIy e x 1 s t AII Commando Group.
note check showing through on t a i l and
fusclagc. Back o f pmp bladcs painted Klev*
M w and white &rip@$ on rudder. Kangwan Pidd. 1946. b r a Earl R c i m t l

P-SID, USAAF ScriaJ 484541 stcncll style,

KangWan Ficld.
19+6. l v ~ aEarl Relncrt)

Chinese ,wrral P-1437 I ,

,:L:

---

P-SID'r of the 27th F l ~ h t e r Sqdn., 5th

Croup, thincse Amfdcan Composite Croup. CAF. Chichiang Field. China.
fuly 1942. 787 ' Mr P a h v ' whitc an blue.
earl Remart)

,,: Flghter
.n

P-5tD

' Dilla Wpns HI

Ht

', Kalrgwan ficrd,

Chlna, 1946. l v ~ aEarl Reinevil

Une-up of P-SlKs ex 311th FG 530th FS. USAllF. NtW0st akualt d f h fed furelage ship,wan Firttd, China. '1946, t v ~ aEarl Rermt)
F-510 of tk Svqth Korean hi? Forre flown br W o n e l Dean E. He#. 1USAFI

Soztrh Korea
The Rcpubtic of Sourh Korea received F-51Ds for
rhuir first operational squadron in 1951, these at first
bcing uacd lor defensive purposes. However by 1952 a
lull wing had been formed, and this then twk prt in
clast support ac~ionsthroughout the rcsr of the Korean
War. They remained in service until 1960.
F-SID. South Korean Air Force a t Kimpmh.
and large slrc drop tanks. lEarl Re~nertl

note oational Inllgnk

and b l u e i d i t e rudder stripes. Kang-