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Re: Tony D's P51

Posted by TonyD on Mon Feb 25, 2002 04:28:14 PM

In reply top Tony D's P51 posted by Mick on Mon Feb 25, 2002 02:58:51 PM

Mick

would it be possible to find out if the Me163 was shot down (well 0.5 bit) by this aircraft?!

As you say...what a combat history!

Don't hold your breath about me restoring a 'Stang!!Unfortunately I will be 6ft under before I get the time. It would not make much of a restoration project consisting of just a makers plate, bit of stick grip, few placards and a rudder pedal! Nice that the pilot baled out.

Regards
and thanx again

Tony

: Hi TonyD.
:
: Found some info on your P51 data-plate from 44-13835, nice
: bit of history it has as well.
:
: Served with 385th FS, 364th FG as 5E*H, personal aircraft
: of Lt Willard G. Erfkamp from June-December 44, no known n
: ose-art name.
: Erfkamp scored 2.5 kills plus 1 damaged in the air, also 1
: destroyed and 1 damaged on ground, unknown if they were a
: ll in 13835 though :-
:
: July 6th 44 at Chalons, 1 Fw190 Damaged in the air.
: August 9th 44 at Gaukonigshafen airfield, 1 Me210 destroye
: d and 1 Me210 damaged on ground.
: October 7th 44 at Bruxelles, .5 kill against Me163 Komet i
: n the air, shared with Capt E.A.Taylor.
: December 23rd 44 at Luxembourg, 2 Bf109 destroyed in the a
: ir.
:
: 13835 was re-coded as 5E*Q soon after, no pilots name know
: n.
:
: No loss is recorded of 13835 while in service with the 364
: th FG so possibly it had landed at Gatwick after combat da
: mage, and left for repair by No4 Mobile Repair Unit.
: It may have been re-assigned to another unit, or about to
: be, at the time of it's sad demise on 8.2.45 ?
:
: I have already tried to trace 13835 in service with other
: units but it doesn't show up at all, although there are ma
: ny unknown P51 serials with all the units so it is possibl
: e it served with another unit before it's demise, but doub
: tful.
:
: Any further details would have to come from the Sqn Ops Bo
: oks etc, unless someone else knows something. Perhaps you
: could ask on MustangsMustangs, Martin Kyburtz might know s
: ome more ?
:
: Hope this helps Tony, and as soon as you finish your Hurri
: cane you can rebuild 13835 to fly, bound to be more origin
: al in it than some Mustangs, see it at Duxford in 2020 eh
: !? ;-)
:
: Still trying to find Roy Marples's Spitfire as well, not g
: iven up yet !
:
: TaTa
: Mick
:
: ps; how much do you want for the data-plate Tony ?;-)

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