RAF D-DAY P-51 C Mustang ! (1 Viewer)

[uksubs]

After seeing the great photos of the Hawker Typhoon & knowing K&C made a great looking wooden RAF P51 thought it would be a good idea if they made a new version but what do you think ?

 

[Mitch]

great pic would be nice
Mitch

 

[The Military Workshop]

Neil,
Is that a particular pilots aircraft ? I find that is a consideration for some collectors.
Regards
Brett

 

[uksubs]

Neil,
Is that a particular pilots aircraft ? I find that is a consideration for some collectors.
Regards
Brett

I'm not to sure Brett , just posted a photo to see if there would be much interest in a RAF P51 but I can sure find one :wink2:

 

[uksubs]

Neil,
Is that a particular pilots aircraft ? I find that is a consideration for some collectors.
Regards
Brett

Found this out
Squadron Leader Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, nicknamed Dubek, who was to achieve 16.5 victoriesin the air, with 5.5 of these in the Mustang, plus 4 V-1s downed. The stories of his courage were many, the most notable being the occasion when he landed his Mustang on an uncompleted Normandy landing strip and flew one of his downed pilots home on his lap. The outstanding air battle for 315 Squadron occurred on August 18th 1944, when it engaged over 60 Luftwaffe fighters near Beauvais and destroyed 16 Me109s and Fw190s for the loss of one of their own, which sadly was that of Dzubek himself.

 

[IONA]

Neil
I have this in the invasion stripes ,i liked the K+C one so much [but couldnt afford it] i had a wooden one custom made which was a lot cheaper you can see it on albums
Scott

 

[The Military Workshop]

Neil,

Thanks.

I am personally not an aircraft person but find it much more interesting (and a selling point) if the pilot details are known. Makes it more of a talking point and in its own way makes the pilots live on in peoples memory. Just a wild guess that he might be Polish. A lot of Poles came to Australia after WWII as they were not that keen to go back to Poland.

Much in the same way when a brand, any brand, does a Napoleonic, ARev or ACW etc type officer then I think it adds a bit if they call him LtCol or COL so and so. I found I have learnt quite a bit of history from looking up some personalities I was not familiar with.

Regards
Brett