Photo Download Help - Betty Jane, P-51B (CM*M)

[lyric1]

[Vraciu]

Scroll up half a page on the link I posted.  I can see one wingtip stripe for sure, possibly two.   

[lyric1]

Few colour pics.
Was also looking the Facebook page of this group so many variations of stripes in the photos there hard to know what to use?

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=08101

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=08102

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http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=08099

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=00695

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=00729

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=08104

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=08106

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=08107

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=12351

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=09421

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=09415

[Vraciu]

Some of these are just outstanding.    Wow.

Can you see the one I posted the link to?  Would that stripe be yellow, as dark as it is?

[lyric1]

Some of these are just outstanding.    Wow.

Can you see the one I posted the link to?  Would that stripe be yellow, as dark as it is?

If you look at the profile I posted from that same book of Penrod it shows it as red.

[Vraciu]

Now, is there a yellow one inboard?

I don’t trust profiles as much as I trust the Eagle Eyes on this board.

[Devil 505]

Now, is there a yellow one inboard?

I see a lighter stripe inboard the dark one.

[bustr]

One of the close ups of a cockpit show all the rivet heads having weathered off white\gray or almost chromate yellow. Was that normal for aluminum finishes weathered in the field?

[Devil 505]

could be rust if the rivets are steel.

[Vraciu]

I see a lighter stripe inboard the dark one.

That’s my take.   It could be aluminum, too, but I’m leaning toward yellow


Any evidence of a theater band inboard of that anywhere?  Look right above his hat...

[Vraciu]

Now you do.

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I don’t think this plane went to Hively. 

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This aircraft would later be flown by Lieutenat Harold Kick with the markings "Chinese Laundry" on the left cowling, and "It's a Dog" on the right.  It was one of the last three P-51Bs in the group.   Lieutenant Kick said of the airplane:

"The 325th began receiving the bubble canopy Mustangs in October 1944.  Most pilots wanted to fly them. When I had enough missions to be able to choose a plane.  I chose #69.  If it was good enough for Capt Hogg our Squadron C.O., it must be a good plane.  I flew over 40 missions in #69 and never had any problems.  the plane was maintained beautifully.  I still regret that such a beautiful and expensive plane was cut up for junk.  Today it would be worth $1,000,000.00."

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Hmmmm.....

[mikeWe9a]

I see a lighter stripe inboard the dark one.

Just at the leading edge?  I'm pretty sure that is the landing light cover - you can see it more clearly in the drawing.

Mike

ETA:  On further examination does appear that there may be a light stripe on the inboard side of the dark stripe at the wingtip as well.

[Devil 505]

ETA:  On further examination does appear that there may be a light stripe on the inboard side of the dark stripe at the wingtip as well.

That's what I was referring to.

[Vraciu]

Just at the leading edge?  I'm pretty sure that is the landing light cover - you can see it more clearly in the drawing.

Mike

ETA:  On further examination does appear that there may be a light stripe on the inboard side of the dark stripe at the wingtip as well.

Oh, yeah, the landing light.  Good call.

 

[lyric1]

I don’t think this plane went to Hively. 

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This aircraft would later be flown by Lieutenat Harold Kick with the markings "Chinese Laundry" on the left cowling, and "It's a Dog" on the right.  It was one of the last three P-51Bs in the group.   

Have a few of it from Facebook.