On 21 Aug 2003 00:48:18 GMT, unists (JStONGE123) wrote:

Why was the P-51 not used on aircraft carriers during WWII? Beside the obvious
no tail hook.....ect.




The Durango 95 purred away real horrorshow. A nice warm vibratey feeling all
through your guttiwuts.

A modified P-51D WAS tested by the Navy. It did land aboard a carrier. At the
conclusion of the tests, the Navy elected not to employ a navalized Mustang
having several aircraft better suited to the task. Designated the ETF-51D, s/n
44-84900 was modified for the task.

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