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Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:33 am**

For carrier aircraft buffs, heres some photos from the Naval Aviation History Center, Washington, DC, of the only P51D ever modified for carrier operations, Navy P51D BuNo 57987 (ex-USAAF 44-14017). Photos show the Mustang landing aboard the USS Shangri-La during flight tests in November 1944. A Navy PBJ (B25 Mitchell) was also modified for carrier landings by the Navy, and made similar landings that same day. For additional details see my post in the History forum.

Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:20 am**

Interesting, I never knew there was a P-51 converted for carrier ops. And look at the mini contrail coming off of the prop, has anyone here ever seen one of those prop contrails? I did at an airshow once

Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:36 am**

Very interesting... Yeah, I've seen a bunch of those "contrails" from videos my grampa took during Korea... Of course, the F-86's and F-84's didn't have 'em, but the F-51's did...

Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:40 pm**

Wow that is interesting, I'd never heard of this project

Cheers
Ozzy

Posted: **Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:06 pm**

If they get those prop contrails in the next CFS then i'm a happy bunny.

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