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F-6D "Snooks 5th" prop blades?


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hi all

I have the sheet from Aeromaster with markings for this aircraft.

knows anyone the prop type used on the F-6D from W.T.Shomo?

I read about Aeroproduct blades used on most late F-6 but found some with hamilton blades...

cant find any photo of this aircraft...any help?

many many thanks for any response!

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hi all

I have the sheet from Aeromaster with markings for this aircraft.

knows anyone the prop type used on the F-6D from W.T.Shomo?

For "Snooks 5th", the F-6D? That was 44-14841 flown by Capt. Shomo on 11 Jan 45 when he shot down a Betty and 6 Tony's. It had the cuffed HS prop. Which decal set are you using? "Snooks 6th", the P-51D also named the "Flying Undertaker" was 44-72505. This P-51D is the best known of Shomo's aircraft.

Don

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Don is right, Shomo's Mustang had the classic cuffed Hamilton Standard.

It's true there were more F-6Ks (derived from P-51Ks /Aeroproducts proppellers) than F-6Ds (derived from P-51Ds /Hamilton Standard propellers).

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If you have the same sheet as I have (can't remember the ref number), check this book out: http://books.google.com/books?id=PtimzeNgN...amp;output=html

Profile #25 is the "Flying Undertaker" depicted on the decals; the book says it's a P-51D. Profile 24 is "Snooks 5th", an F-6D which Shomo was flying when he shot down the seven a/c. (I didn't get all that from just the link, I have the book).

I'm thinking I'll do Snooks 5th, even though it is less colourful, just need to source some serials.

HTH,

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You have to remember the Aeroproducts prop was produced so there was a back up if there was a problem with the Ham Standard production line. They had problems with the Aeroproducts unit even during production (very hard to balance, leading to an 18% rejection rate off the production line)

I've seen a couple of sources that would indicate that some units operating Mustangs equipped w/the Aeroproducts prop (P51Ks and F6s) replaced the origional prop with a Ham Standard as soon as they could. Not a hard operation as they were both hydromatic props. Just remove the Aeroproducts prop, install a Ham Standard, check the blade pitch stops were in the proper location and fly. Could very easily have been done to Shomo's F6.

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