Author Topic: Black pony. (Read 620 times)

lyric1 · « **on:** December 27, 2007, 12:12:54 AM »

Never seen one painted black like this before.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2007, 12:14:14 AM »

It's not. Thats a 357th FG P51D in RAF dark green or OD green over gray.

lyric1 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2007, 12:23:30 AM »

Too bad would have made a cool skin if it was all black.

EagleEyes · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2007, 01:42:52 AM »

The only "Mustang" that was ever painted black to my knowledge was the P-82.

All weather, night interceptor...

lyric1 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2007, 01:04:11 AM »

I have seen a similar plane at the airforce museum.

Krusty · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2007, 09:07:33 AM »

This is how we get black P-38s into the game that never go away!

Skull-1 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2007, 04:56:43 PM »

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Originally posted by EagleEyes
The only "Mustang" that was ever painted black to my knowledge was the P-82.

All weather, night interceptor...

Ahhhh, the CAF's P-82 "Twin Mustang." I saw it when it arrived in Harlingen immediately after they first acquired it. Saw it fly then watched them restore it for another decade or so. What a gorgeous airplane. Then some lug nut decided to drop it in on the runway from 40 feet and all but destroyed it.

Big legal battle over it with the USAF right now. Was a great airplane. Would be a miracle to get it flying again. Only takes money at this point.

What a bird.