What's the story behind this WW2 photo?
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I would like to add this to the site, but will like know a little about the co-pilot.
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Can you send the photo to my email at GhosRyderShadow@aol.com ?
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We gave some to the Brits, New Zealand, had some based in the Aleutians and of course Hawaii etc... to name a few locations where <i>if</i> it is a P-40 it'd be prudent to wear a Mae West. But you're right that for WWII it wasn't really used for long over water patrols due to it's short range.
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It could also be a F4U-1 which would fit in much better with the "over-water" theater theory...
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It could also be a F4U-1 which would fit in much better with the "over-water" theater theory...
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I looked closely at the canopy frame: it may be a P-40, but the first P-51s (A-36A, P-51, P-51A, P-51B, P-51C) used a very similar canopy, so it may be a Mustang as well. The first P-47s also used a similar opening system, but I think the aircraft does not look big enough to be a Thunderbolt.
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