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The object (shared by most of my exhibits) was to offer a view of philatelic material that the average club member does not get to see very often (if at all), hopefully broadening their philatelic horizons.
http://stamporama.com/exhibits/show.php?id=pretty&last=16&acurrent=1&name=Roy+Lingen
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fabulous, Roy, thanks for sharing..... I especially loved the missed clipper and the P51 on VE day. Very nice
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What a great exhibit Roy. Thank you very much for sharing it with us.
Mike
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The next to last page showing what is supposed to be a P-52 Mustang, sent from the 82nd Squadron 12th Bomber Group is interesting since while originally assigned to the 12th Air Force, B-25s, commanded by, (Who else) Jimmy Dolittle in North Africa and Foggia, Italy, by 1944, the 82nd actually had been transferred to the CBI Theater, flying out of bases in India near Calcutta in what is now Bangladesh. So the cover mailed after 1944 was actually sent from India (Bangladesh)on the day Germany surrendered.
P-52s came on late in the war and accompanied B-24s and B-25s as escorts and were very successful against the German and I suspect Japanese fighters. The famous "Red Tails" crewed by the Tuskegee Airman flew P-52s from Italy. Several Fighter squadrons were attached to the 81st, 82nd and 82rd, Medium Bomber Squadrons which might explain the slightly distorted image of a P52 in the cachet.
I suspect a whole exhibit could be centered around the often neglected CBI Theater and the groups that were formed or transferred there as the war progressed and these units moved about from India to Burma, French Indo-China and China itself.
Just thinking about it brings to mind names like Chennault, Stillwell, Slim, Chindits, the AVG and of course "Peanut" himself.
And don't forget the Dragon Lady, and Terry and the Pirates.
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Very well done. Thanks!
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thanks Charlie,
I thought I remembered that unit running out of India.
The plane is Mustang, but its designation is P-51, not P-52. I've seen others call it that, as well, and here's one with the headline showing 52 and subheads and text showing 51: http://www.ehow.com/info_8513756_history-p52-mustang.html. The one pictured on the cover is a P-51D with bubble cockpit, instead of the sloped fuselage.
There was an XP52, which never made it beyond the drawing board, but its lineage is closer to jet fighters and P-38s than to P-51s.
The Tuskegee Airmen were initially outfitted with P-40s, which were obsolete (naturally) before the war. They also flew P-39s, which the USAAF never liked and which found their way mostly to the Eastern front in Soviet service, where they distinguished themselves as antitank planes. Both of these planes were disdained by US forces. They were later given P-47s, which is when they started to shine; and P-51Cs and P-51Ds.
Lovely covers, and these are just minor details to flesh out an already well told story by Charlie
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David
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What a lovely group, thanks Roy.
regards, Theron.
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That was a VERY entertaining and educational collection. Thanks for sharing!!!
Lars
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Hi Everyone;
@ Roy;
Another home run! Thank you for sharing and adding to our philatelic knowledge!
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15 Dec 2014
10:24:31am
An eclectic collection of philatelic items that have nothing in common, each chosen "Just because it's pretty (or pretty unusual)". I created this exhibit for my local club's Christmas exhibit (2014).
The object (shared by most of my exhibits) was to offer a view of philatelic material that the average club member does not get to see very often (if at all), hopefully broadening their philatelic horizons.
http://stamporama.com/exhibits/show.php?id=pretty&last=16&acurrent=1&name=Roy+Lingen
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fabulous, Roy, thanks for sharing..... I especially loved the missed clipper and the P51 on VE day. Very nice
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What a great exhibit Roy. Thank you very much for sharing it with us.
Mike
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15 Dec 2014
02:17:47pm
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The next to last page showing what is supposed to be a P-52 Mustang, sent from the 82nd Squadron 12th Bomber Group is interesting since while originally assigned to the 12th Air Force, B-25s, commanded by, (Who else) Jimmy Dolittle in North Africa and Foggia, Italy, by 1944, the 82nd actually had been transferred to the CBI Theater, flying out of bases in India near Calcutta in what is now Bangladesh. So the cover mailed after 1944 was actually sent from India (Bangladesh)on the day Germany surrendered.
P-52s came on late in the war and accompanied B-24s and B-25s as escorts and were very successful against the German and I suspect Japanese fighters. The famous "Red Tails" crewed by the Tuskegee Airman flew P-52s from Italy. Several Fighter squadrons were attached to the 81st, 82nd and 82rd, Medium Bomber Squadrons which might explain the slightly distorted image of a P52 in the cachet.
I suspect a whole exhibit could be centered around the often neglected CBI Theater and the groups that were formed or transferred there as the war progressed and these units moved about from India to Burma, French Indo-China and China itself.
Just thinking about it brings to mind names like Chennault, Stillwell, Slim, Chindits, the AVG and of course "Peanut" himself.
And don't forget the Dragon Lady, and Terry and the Pirates.
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Very well done. Thanks!
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thanks Charlie,
I thought I remembered that unit running out of India.
The plane is Mustang, but its designation is P-51, not P-52. I've seen others call it that, as well, and here's one with the headline showing 52 and subheads and text showing 51: http://www.ehow.com/info_8513756_history-p52-mustang.html. The one pictured on the cover is a P-51D with bubble cockpit, instead of the sloped fuselage.
There was an XP52, which never made it beyond the drawing board, but its lineage is closer to jet fighters and P-38s than to P-51s.
The Tuskegee Airmen were initially outfitted with P-40s, which were obsolete (naturally) before the war. They also flew P-39s, which the USAAF never liked and which found their way mostly to the Eastern front in Soviet service, where they distinguished themselves as antitank planes. Both of these planes were disdained by US forces. They were later given P-47s, which is when they started to shine; and P-51Cs and P-51Ds.
Lovely covers, and these are just minor details to flesh out an already well told story by Charlie
Thanks all
David
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What a lovely group, thanks Roy.
regards, Theron.
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That was a VERY entertaining and educational collection. Thanks for sharing!!!
Lars
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Hi Everyone;
@ Roy;
Another home run! Thank you for sharing and adding to our philatelic knowledge!
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