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Colonel Barrie S Davis (deceased)
Mustang pilot with 6 victories. Commissioned and rated a pilot in August 1943, Barrie Davis was posted to Europe where he flew P-51s with the 317th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group. He got his first victory, an Fw190 over Bucharest, on 28th June 1944 followed by a couple of Me109s four days later. He became an Ace on 22nd August 1944 when he downed another Fw190 and ten minutes later got his sixth and final victory. He died on 19th August 2014.
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Items Signed by Colonel Barrie S Davis (deceased) |
| Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | |
| Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £375.00 | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (RM) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (RMB) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Colonel Barrie S Davis (deceased) |
| Mustang Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £295.00 Saving : £215 | Aviation print pack - includes free Anthony Saunders prints. ...... Titles in this pack : Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| Mustang Aviation Art Print Pack. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ace of Diamonds by Nicolas Trudgian. Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. |
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Manufacturer : North American | Mustang The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. |
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