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Title: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 02, 2020, 05:42:51 PM: (https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=401318.0;attach=33325)

Now that I have your attention. LOL! (Thank you ^^^^ Whitney Jones.)

Thanks to Lyric1 for the photo evidence and Devil505 for help with the bump mapping used on the aft recon camera.

Capt. Clyde Bennett East
F-6D-10-NA (P-51D-10-NA) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K)
S/N 44-14306
10th TRG, 15th TRS
ETO, April 1945

This is the F-6D-10-NA (P-51D-10-NA) s/n 44-14306, coded 5M*K, and named "Lil' Margaret" flown by 13-victoy ace Captain Clyde B. East of the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. The plane was named for his wife and he scored the majority of his victories in this aircraft. It has an unusual arrangement for the photo equipment with a forward teardrop blister rather than the more commonly seen large aft unit.

Born 19 July 1921 in Virginia, East's military aviation career began when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, earning his wings in November 1942. He flew 26 missions in the RAF Mustang Mk. I before voluntarily transferring to the USAAF in January 1944. He was assigned to the 15th TRS of the 10th TRG and on 6 June 1944 downed an FW-190, the first victory scored on D-Day.

The mission of the 10th TRG varied widely. One notable mission flown by Capt. East was as an artilllery director for Patton's Third Army. During an attack on the railroad marshalling yards at Trier, East dodged anti-aircraft fire from altitudes between 300 and 13,000 over a period of two hours, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts. By the end of the war he had flown over 250 missions totaling 400 hours, and earned a Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Air Medal with 36 Oak Leaf Clusters.

Post war he flew 130 combat recon missions during the Korean War in RF-51s, RF-80s, and T-33s, including the first utilizing mid-air refueling, and rose to command of the 15th TRS with the rank of Major. He received a score of medals and from 1955-1968 held the Guiness Book World Record for the highest number of repeat combat awards.

He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1959 and flew recon missions over the island of Cuba in RF-101 Voodoos during the Cuban Missile Crisis, having developed the master recon plan used throughout. This earned him his fourth Distinguished Flying Cross.

In 1964 he commanded a Voodoo unit deployed to South Vietnam in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. He retired from the Air Force in 1965 and passed away on 14 July 2014.

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Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - P-51D "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 02, 2020, 05:46:51 PM: (https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=401318.0;attach=33333)

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Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - P-51D "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Devil 505 on October 02, 2020, 05:55:15 PM: Well done.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - P-51D "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 02, 2020, 05:57:03 PM: Quote from: Devil 505 on October 02, 2020, 05:55:15 PM
Well done.

Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - P-51D "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: whiteman on October 02, 2020, 06:17:18 PM: I love this one, A lot of fun stuff going on here.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - P-51D "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 02, 2020, 06:24:35 PM: Quote from: whiteman on October 02, 2020, 06:17:18 PM
I love this one, A lot of fun stuff going on here.

Thanks, man! :)
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - P-51D "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: oboe on October 02, 2020, 06:46:05 PM: A real beauty, Vraciu! Thanks!

Skin looks great, too. :D
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - P-51D "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 02, 2020, 07:07:43 PM: Quote from: oboe on October 02, 2020, 06:46:05 PM
A real beauty, Vraciu! Thanks!

Skin looks great, too. :D

:rofl

Thanks, man. :rofl
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: lyric1 on October 02, 2020, 07:52:44 PM: :aok
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Greebo on October 03, 2020, 02:27:23 AM: Great looking skin Vraciu.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: FTJR on October 03, 2020, 03:17:07 AM: Nice Skin, the checkers look good.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 03, 2020, 05:57:43 AM: Thank you gentlemen.

Yeah, the Mustang nose makes checkers a real pain. I am glad you think they're respectable.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Shuffler on October 03, 2020, 09:20:18 AM: Good looking 51. Pilot had a long history.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 03, 2020, 11:32:37 AM: Yeah, and he stayed a recce guy from beginning to end. Pretty crazy.

I think on one of his RF-101 missions they encountered some MiG-21s that decided to run off rather than engage.
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Volron on October 03, 2020, 12:40:30 PM: So, what were the other pictures??? I only saw the one with a woman on the wing of a P-51. I didn't see any others... :uhoh :D

Silliness aside, this one came out quite nice. The blue spinner is an eye catcher for me. :aok
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 03, 2020, 01:46:54 PM: Quote from: Volron on October 03, 2020, 12:40:30 PM
So, what were the other pictures??? I only saw the one with a woman on the wing of a P-51. I didn't see any others... :uhoh :D

Silliness aside, this one came out quite nice. The blue spinner is an eye catcher for me. :aok

Thanks, man. I know what you mean. I’ve never wanted to be a P-51 wing so badly in my life. :rofl
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Palace Cobra on October 23, 2020, 03:33:49 PM: Absolutely top notch work especially adding the cameras. :x
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Palace Cobra on October 23, 2020, 04:07:17 PM: Oh, and Whitney Jones is a freaking hottie. I just “stalked” her Facebook page and she’s just a naturally nice looking lady. That’s a heckofa photo. :banana:
Title: Re: Capt. Clyde B. East - F-6D (P-51D) "Lil' Margaret" (5M*K) - 10th TRG, 15th TRS
Post by: Vraciu on October 23, 2020, 04:51:30 PM: Thank you, and I concur on Ms. Whitney. She's a stunner.