Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Every time I hear "P51's, sir! Tank busters!" I want to kick my dog.
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Just for chuckles I did a quick search to see if there may have been some sort of historical relivence to that.
found this bit of info on another board and thought it interesting.
"Re: P-51's The A-36 Apache was an Alison engined P51 specialized for dive bombing/ground attack. They were more common in the Mediterranean (even then not very), but apparently acquired a decent reputation for ground support, possibly even tankbusting. Problem was, they looked much like 51’s, and everybody that didn’t actually fly them called them P51. I don’t know whether any served during Overlord, and they were gradually withdrawn in 1944, as P51’s replaced P47’s in the fighter role and all those P47’s needed something to do. There may therefore be some tenuous historical background for seeing a “P-51 tankbuster” at the end of the movie.
More likely however, Spielberg used 51’s as these are the most well known us fighter of the period and flying examples are much more commonly available."
Just thought it interesting.
If he used a vet who didnt know any better that may explain th reason for it.
Remember the soldiers of the day were far more interesting in their own personal equipment then what specific equipment members of the other services such as the AAC may be using.
I'm sure to alot of guys on the ground as far as they were concerned there were only 2 types of AC. Fighters and bombers.
In short they werent as equipment savvy as we are today 60+ years later and with the benifit of hindsite as well as having the time to study these things over many years and not a few short ones while getting shot at a good deal of the time LOL
Reminds me of the Don Rickles line in Kellys Heros whewn he finds a landmine and tells Savalis. Savalis says "What kind is it?" and Rickles replies "the kind that blows up! How the hell would I know what kind it is?" lmao
