http://forum.armyairforces.com/(c) ArmyAirForces30http://forum.armyairforces.com/m_150536/D:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\100NCD50\Resize of DSC_0186.jpghttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=156656Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:03:32 GMTHi all, Another update on Capt. Robert L. "Temp" Tempest. He was killed in a crash while on a training gunnery mission at the Ranchi Range in India, Feb 6, 1945. He was killed instantly after firing successfully on his target. He had completed more thahttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=155638Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:04:32 GMTAre there any reasons listed for the salvaging in your sources?http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153461Fri, 16 May 2008 08:24:49 GMTThanks Martin..........it seems to me that the 100-series numbers were usually on P-51B/Cs black tails, and the 2-digit numbers on later D/Ks noses. But then Ed Bollen's P-51C had "78" on the nose. No doubt there was a mix of markings as often seen withhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153455Fri, 16 May 2008 07:19:54 GMTNick the markings you refer to were basically introduced in 1945 (exact time-frame I have to check) - black noses for 76th FS, Indian head on tail of 74th FS planes, black tails for 75th FS planes, and black lightning for 118th TRS (introducedhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153452Fri, 16 May 2008 03:34:43 GMTMartin I wonder if the model is a different P-51....the "BELLE" is not the same (assuming the Chinese modeller saw the aircraft ) and the other photos I've seen of this plane had the 75th black tail ? ----600 series numhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153423Thu, 15 May 2008 15:56:36 GMTAt some point, this was the scheme for his aircraft. This is actually a bamboo model of his P-51 that a local man made for him. It is mounted on a still-live .50 cal round. I wonder if this aircraft would have the same serial number.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153398Thu, 15 May 2008 09:57:09 GMTHi his assigned aircraft was P-51C-11-NT 44-10799 - 23rd FG 75th FS - the a/c was salvaged 11th December 1944 the first photo of a "P-40" is quite interesting - it shows a dummy / decoy aircraft to attract enemy fire in case of an air-atthttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153389Thu, 15 May 2008 04:08:08 GMTFor the sake of it, here are 4 pics that I have. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/Cavtanker/belle2.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/Cavtanker/belle1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/ahttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153340Wed, 14 May 2008 08:30:19 GMTDoes anyone have any pictures of my grandfather, 1LT C.W. Mahannah, and/or his aircraft, the 'Iowa Belle' P-51B', that they could share with me? Thank you!http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=153290Tue, 13 May 2008 10:55:08 GMTHello, I have seen a picture of nice A-2 jacket with 74th FS patch on chest and red painted nickname "BigED" over it. Does anybody have idea who could be the Big ED from this squadron? thanks Mirekshttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=150536Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:33:18 GMTThanks for the correction on the serial number, Martin. I will adjust my records accordingly. By the way, Steve Bonner received rotation orders sending him home from China at the end of August 1944, so if he was assigned the NMF Mustang in the photo it whttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=149937Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:09:46 GMTOn further research, there exists a photo of Capt. Stephen J. Bonner standing in front of a NMF P-51B-10-NA with sharkmouth - no kill markings visible, serial in the data-block below the cockpit unreadable, no nickname (I copied that photo from an internhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=149935Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:31:47 GMTHere's the photo that was mentioned above http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/swissmustangs/Steve20Bonner1.jpg cordially Martinhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=149926Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:55:11 GMTMACR 12611 Serial Number: 42-107576http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=145377Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:59:21 GMTHello Tex Do you know the MACR number? Thanks Georgehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=145362Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:37:42 GMT43-6787 is correct S/N.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=145094Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:37:25 GMTLooks like I found the same close up picture in the P-51. His first kill was in plane #111, a P-40E that the 76th inherited from the AVG.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=145092Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:10:05 GMTI found the MACR on his brother John. KIA 24FEB1945. B26 hit by flak and all on board died.http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=145091Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:44:26 GMTan update on capt. robert l. tempest. apparently killed in a plane crash on feb 6, 1945 in india. any additional info would be appreciated. we have 2 photos, one on the wing of his p-40, and one in front of his p-51d. we have a lethttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=135908Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:09:06 GMT