Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51 Mustang - СШАUSA - 1940

Mustang III FX908 was photographed prior to delivery in October 1942 and illustrates well the lines of the original version of the Mustang III. The nose guns have disappeared and the air intake above the nose has been moved to under the nose fairing. The original cramped, flat-roofed canopy is retained with its sideways-opening exit but local modifications in Britain replaced many of these with bulged canopies as found on Spitfires.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51 Mustang - СШАUSA - 1940

The XP-51F Mustang V which was received in August 1944 for testing at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down. It was passed on to Boulton Paul and was SOC on 18 February 1947. The serial number allotted was FR409 but the number shown in the photo looks more like FR408 which was Kingcobra 42-68937. Either there is an oil smear on the aircraft at precisely the wrong place or the painter got his numbers mixed on arrival of the aircraft which was then, as was customary, photographed for record purposes.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American P-51D Mustang - СШАUSA - 1944