Hello all,
I have some news for the community, and I'm now able to diffuse almost complete information, thanks to the enthusiasts I have quoted before, the General Loving (former 31st FG 309th FS pilot and ace) , and also thanks to... "Don" Taylor hismelf, both of them I warmly salute and thank here.
Let me summarize all the datas we can be certain about at the time.
- The plane is a
P-51B-10NA, bare metal
- the serial is found (see prev post) :
42-106585 Be aware that all number does not appear on the tail.
- The planes numbers are :
WZ - I
- The plane was not personally assigned to Taylor, so he didn't bear any personal marking, nor victory "balkenkreuze".
I'm also in touch with a local witness, who is the son of the civilian doctor who checked Taylor after his ditching. He also witnessed the crash, and noticed "large flames" exhausting from the plane. According to him, the plane bounced 2 times before sinking immediately. I will meet our witness next tuesday with the journalist, for a more complete interview.
Last but not least, we updated our site last night, and those who wish may discover the entire collection of the wrecks pics we dispose for the moment here ("galeries"):
ARASM
Simplex : As I said, I'm still in contact with Mr Loving. I did not speak to him, for the instance, about your proposal of signing artwork, but I have sent him the link to our thread.
Best regards.
Sebastien.
