jankees 917 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Ah, good to hear! OK, in that case I continue: P-51D-10-NA 44-13980 D7-Z "Shy Ann" as flown by Lt. Jerry P Bush of the 503rd FS/ 339th FG. The aircraft was reassigned to Capt. Edward Beavers when Lt. Bush completed his tour. It was lost on 28 September 1944 when Lt. Paul W Frickel became a POW P-51D-15-NA 44-14068 CG-C "The Worry Bird" was the assigned aircraft of Capt. Merle M Coons of the 38th FD/ 55th FG. After Capt. Coons completed his tour, the aircraft was assigned to Lt. Alfred E. Carr, who named it "Little Joe". Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Some of these nose art names you can guess what they refer to but I wonder how The Worry Bird got it's name. Was Capt Coons a worry wart or was the plane one of those that always came up with mechanical problems? Doing some digging though it might have to do with a story about a fictional bird that would sit on a perch and listen to everyone else's problems all day. I did find a RW pic of this AC here. Thanks for the history Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 to be honest, I have no idea... P-51D-15-NA 44-14121 CL-Z was the assigned aircraft of Capt Darrel S.Cramer, from Ogden in Utah. He had done a tour with the 339th FS/ 347th FG in the Pacific, where he claimed two victories.He joined the 338th FS/ 55th FG in july 1944 and flew with them till february 1945, after which he served with HQ. He claimed 5.5 Bf109's and 1 FW190 in the air. I can only assume he had some Irish blood? P-51D-15-NA 44-14140 CY-O "Wings o'Morning" was one of the aircraft flown by Captain Robert E. Welch of the 343rd FS/ 55th FG. During his tour with the 55th FG, he claimed 7 german destroyed in the air and 11 on the ground, hence the 18 victory markings on the nose. The aircraft had previously been assigned to 1/Lt. Ernest E. Leon and Lt. Richard D. Bartlett, who named it. Link to post Share on other sites
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jankees 917 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Flight Lieutenant Jack Cleland was a pilot of the RNZAF who was posted to the 357th FG as an exchange pilot for a couple of months during 1944. While with the 357th he flew a camouflaged P-51D, 44-13573, with registration B6-V, and which he named Isabel III.More on Jack Cleland can be found here Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Lovely repaint, I love the camo paints. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I like the paint and also the banner picture of Jack Cleland. He cut quite the dashing figure. Was that a standard issue mustache for pilots during that period of time? Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 thank you! Here's another I just uploaded: Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Jumpin' Jacquesand Sadie Mae Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Good work JK Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Just downloaded the Jumpin Jaques. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Like the single threat wasn't bad enough. Nice work JK. Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 P-51D-10-NA 44-14804 was first named “El Gato” by Capt. Maurice Morrison and later “Honey Bee II” byLt. Harold Miller. This was the only P-51 to fly as SX-R between October 1944 and the end of the war. It logged 84 missions with 32 different pilots (31 with Morrison and 5 with Miller). Morrison named the aircraft “El Gato” (Spanish for The Cat) after returning eight times either badly shot up or after another worrying experience. When he was assigned a P-51 he felt he was on his ninth life. Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 work in progress: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Good to see you still working on this fantastic aircraft, I like the D7 series Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Superb repaints Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 since you seem to like them, I might as well continue... Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,315 Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hardluck Jr. You can make up the stories in your mind about how the name came about. Nice work JK. Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted December 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 two more, still wip: Link to post Share on other sites
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hifly 925 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Nice work, lovely plane. Link to post Share on other sites
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jankees 917 Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/files/file/4963-a2a-p-51d-354th-fg-aj-t-short-fuse-sallee/ Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 another request for a 339th Mustang: P-51D 44-15039 6N-J "Pistol Packin'Mama" as flown by Capt. Evan M "Johnny" Johnson V, of Pueblo, CO, who flew with the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group, from Fowlmere, UK. Link to post Share on other sites
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