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By: - 17th November 2015 at 04:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
This is all I have of pixs
Chris
By: - 17th November 2015 at 19:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Chris!
That is an awesome picture! The 166 number is new to me, and its wonderful!
Please keep the pictures coming!
Does anyone know anyone in Korea?
JOE
By: - 17th November 2015 at 23:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
From Here --Korea in Colour -- http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?354.0
By: - 19th November 2015 at 16:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
would anyone have a South Korean contact who may have access to some ROKAF docs or info?
By: - 19th November 2015 at 16:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Note that two of the photos show two-seaters, including the initial one of 166. I hadn't realised that two-seat variants went that far back - is it possible that these are not originals but later warbirds? Or do I just need educating?
By: - 19th November 2015 at 16:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
This is taken from a website showing the last TF-51 remaining in South Korea. They operated six of the fifteen built.
The operated serials were
44-84656, transferred to the ROKAF 4.9.54
44-84666, transferred to the ROKAF 4.9.54
44-84667, transferred to the ROKAF as "137" 29.5.54
44-84669, transferred to the ROKAF preserved Goseung Park
44-84670, transferred to the ROKAF 4.9.54
44-84676, transferred to the ROKAF 4.9.54
By: - 19th November 2015 at 17:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Graham,
The two seaters are "factory" TEMCO built aircraft that were built and flown during 1951 to provide high performance tailwheel training to transitioning "Jet Only" pilots that were having trouble coming to grips with the Mustang. There were 15 built during 1951 at the factory in Dallas (Great Plains) Texas that had been the NAA P-51 factory during the second world war. The factory chose a fairly tight group of stored? P-51D-25NT's to convert. They were all done by Mid 1952 as far as can be determined. Of the 15 there are currently three survivors... The plane is a full two panel two seat aircraft with a different canopy that was unique.
I am hoping to do a book on the TP/TF Mustangs, along with the subsequent Cavalier builds/conversions and finally all of the conversions done by several restoration shops over the years currently flying.
The "Temco" plane is little understood, and has been certainly a difficult research project. On many websites they are misnamed "Tempco" or treated as NAA factory TP-51D's but are in fact different from those ten as well. To muddy things here is a turboprop conversion that lived briefly in Florida...note the distinctive double bubble canopy. By the way, each canopy is subtly different, and TF builders in the 1990's felt that you needed to blow 3 to get the one you liked. Some are sleeker than others...
By: - 19th November 2015 at 18:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Variants
Chris
By: - 19th November 2015 at 18:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Today we learn how to land!!!
:cool:
By: - 19th November 2015 at 19:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
forgot to add NAA TP-51D
Chris
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By: blackjet604 - 17th November 2015 at 03:36
All,
Looking for any and all information on TF-51 Mustangs and additionally P-51 Mustangs in service with the ROKAF.
I am especially interested in TF-51 pictures or use with the ROKAF.
http://img.bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/files/BEMIL085/upload/ROKAF%20P-51D_1.jpg