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On Tue, 24 May 2016 12:39:33 +0000, Charles Lindbergh
wrote: On Tue, 24 May 2016 07:00:01 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote: The canopies on the two aircraft in the foreground look different then the normal P51-D canopy. They almost look like they are from the Fw-190 production line. I suppose that would make sense if the original pilot had to bail out and the canopy was destroyed. Bail out would mean a crash, doubt the plane would be flyable. My guess is that the planes crash landed with shot up canopies, or maybe they flipped over on crash landing. |
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On Tue, 24 May 2016 20:58:24 +0100, R2D2 wrote:
On Tue, 24 May 2016 12:39:33 +0000, Charles Lindbergh wrote: On Tue, 24 May 2016 07:00:01 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote: The canopies on the two aircraft in the foreground look different then the normal P51-D canopy. They almost look like they are from the Fw-190 production line. I suppose that would make sense if the original pilot had to bail out and the canopy was destroyed. Bail out would mean a crash, doubt the plane would be flyable. My guess is that the planes crash landed with shot up canopies, or maybe they flipped over on crash landing. Yes, it is all speculation. It would be interesting to read a definitive answer. |
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