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Offline Pongo

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« Reply #30 on: July 28, 2000, 02:57:00 PM »
 
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Originally posted by Karnak:
Remember that is a MkI Mustang.  Its got an Allison engine.  The Mustang didn't shine till she got her Merlin.

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I have read differently. It shone pretty bright down low...

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« Reply #31 on: July 28, 2000, 03:04:00 PM »
Pongo is right.  The speed performance of Mustang I is about the same as Fw 190 up to 15k or so.  Climb is inferior.  But the roll performance of early Mustangs was outstanding, so much so that it was reduced for safety purposes.  And this plane is about 2,000 lb lighter than a P-51D, but it has the same wing area.  So turn performance is not far from Spit. IX territory.

If this plane was modeled here, it would be a real pain in the bellybutton to fight.  

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« Reply #32 on: July 28, 2000, 07:44:00 PM »
It would probably end up in Polish Sqn markings too...  
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« Reply #33 on: July 28, 2000, 08:03:00 PM »
Funked..
Get quicker on the draw so I can agree with you for awhile....
 
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« Reply #34 on: July 29, 2000, 06:52:00 AM »
Naaa only one Polish Sqn. operated Mustang I and Ia, and the planes were well-used by that point.
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« Reply #35 on: July 30, 2000, 10:14:00 AM »
 
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Originally posted by funked:
Naaa only one Polish Sqn. operated Mustang I and Ia, and the planes were well-used by that point.

Funked - good thing that ovmech doesn't read this board  

315 squadron used Mk. Ia mustangs with great success. They attacked 4 times superior force of Fw190s ( 60 of them ) and shot down 15 190s for loss of 1 plane.
I believe they establised RAF record for squadron kills in one mission that time.


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Northolt Wing
1st Polish Fighter Wing
303 (Polish) Squadron "Kosciuszko" RAF
308 (Polish) Squadron "City of Cracow" RAF
315 (Polish) Squadron "City of Deblin" RAF

Turning 109s and 190s into scrap metal since 1998

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« Reply #36 on: July 30, 2000, 03:58:00 PM »
Those were Mustang Mk. III's boss.

AFAIK 309 Sqn. was the only PAF unit to operate Mustang I.
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Offline Robert

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« Reply #37 on: July 30, 2000, 04:26:00 PM »
the 51 mkIII was the plane i asked for in aw3 for so long but never got to see it.
some day there will be a 51 mkIII here in aces hi i just know it.  
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« Reply #38 on: July 30, 2000, 04:30:00 PM »
 
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