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Title: p51b in desert camo?
Post by: rogerdee on February 26, 2005, 11:59:40 AM

hi guys  does anyone know  if  a p51b  had desert camo  or something similar?  looking for  something different from  olive or shiny metal

rogerdee

Title: p51b in desert camo?
Post by: Cobra412 on February 26, 2005, 02:16:07 PM

I have atleast 1 photo of the Mustang III flown by the RAAF in what looks to be a desert camo scheme.  It's hard to tell because it is a black and white photo. I've also got a profile of a Mustang Ia in a desert camo scheme.

Title: p51b in desert camo?
Post by: Rino on February 26, 2005, 08:11:41 PM

Jeff Ethyll has a book called Fighter Command, in it is a bunch
of 31st FG Spitfires and a few shots of their P-51Bs, you might
look into that scheme, it's close to desert.

     I'd scan it for you, but I'll need a day or two to dig it out.

     Phan/Rino

Title: p51b in desert camo?
Post by: Guppy35 on February 26, 2005, 11:19:36 PM

No desert 51Bs/Ds that I'm aware of.  The 31st birds were OD/Gray.  The RAF birds were the usual Dark Ocean Gray/Dark Green Camo.

I suppose you might find a test bird out there that they tried it on, but I don't believe there was any squadron application of desert tans and browns on 51s as they were into Italy by that time.

Dan/Slack