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Cockpit area close-up, pilot came from 1.48th MONOGRAM P-40 Tigershark kit, its head was sawed off with XACTO knife and repositioned in angled posture. Late P-51 variants had the sliding Bubble Canopy (derived from British Malcolm sliding hood canopy) which offered near all-around pilot view. Rollover : Underneath view, bullet ejection holes for six 50-caliber machine guns were hand drilled out.
- P-51 airframe was used for a variety of configurations, including A-36 ground-attack, F-6 recon, F-51 ground attack, twin-engine F-82 night fighter, and 1960-1980s counter-insurgency (COIN) versions called Cavalier, Turbo III, and Piper Enforcer. Last users of P-51 were South American countries in early-1980s engaged in COIN operations, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic. Surviving P-51s retired from service and gradually sold off to American aviation collectors. Counter Insurgency - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter_insurgency
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