But, to paraphrase the trademark of noted newscaster Paul Harvey, it is now time to learn "the rest of the story," and, insofar as it may ever be known, it is told herein. and tramp fighter-a fate that certainly had some basis in fact, since nearly half of the F-51 's which found their way south through shadowy and clouded channels did indeed form the cutting edge of more than one tyrant's armed might. Unfortunately, the picture painted lent credence to the fact that the Mustang, Allied champion of the greatest war in history, had been reduced to the lot of mercenary. Finally, our love and thanks to our long-suffering wives, who have had to compete with that "other woman"the Mustang-and without whom we would have had no purpose. And very special thanks to Connie Edwards for permission to photograph his stored Mustangs. Satterfield, and the Small Air Forces Observer (SAFO), Coronel de Aviacion (R) Amalia Villa de la Tapia, FAB, John Underwood, Jerry E. McManus, 182nd TFS, Texas ANG, Dick Phillips, Robert J. Menard, Nery Mendiburu, Jay and Susan Miller, MSG Bob MacArthur, USA (Ret), Peter T. Kerr, Gary Kuhn, Ph.D., Gayle Lawson, David W. Gougan, AI Hansen, Eden Harriss, Noam Hartoch, Mark C. would like to express their thanks to the following individuals who contributed photographs and/or data to this DATAGRAPH: Archie Baldocchi, Roger F. Noteworthy are the wing-mounted missile (usually to accommodate 2.75-inch rockets) and bomb racks.ĬREDITS: The authors and Aerofax, Inc.
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The aircraft serial number was painted in small black numbers on the vertical fin. THE NORTH AMERICAN F♵1 MUSTANGS IN LATIN AMERICAN AIR FORCE SERVICE STORYį-51D, FAD 1916, of the Dominican Air Force during a practice mission while in its final year of FAD service, FAD F-51's, at this time, were camouflaged in a tan and green scheme (with white undersurfaces) that proved quite effective over the backdrop of the lush Latin American jungles.
North American F-51 Mustangs In Latin American Air Force Service by John Dienst & Dan Hagedorn ISBN 0-94 ©1985
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