[xerxes]

Thanos Thanos:

Build enough model kits and one can start seeing these things while they're asleep.

I could be wrong about the gun though. The tires look German but the splinter shield is definitely British so it could very well be a 17-pounder. They might have just taken a couple of semi-modern tires and put them on the wheels as there probably aren't too many original tires around anymore. Museums tend to do these things with their mock-ups.

Well I guess I'll find out the next time I go to FHC. I do know those pieces are from the guy in California who died recently and had his impressive collection auctioned off.

[Thanos]

Yeah, it was a real shame when Jacques Littlefield in California died. He was truly dedicated to preserving history with his collection.

[Regina]

Looks easy........maybe too easy.

[saturn_656]

Naval Mustang on carrier trials aboard an Essex class carrier.

Can't figure out which one w/o Google.

[Thanos]

Probably a P51K (or redesignated F51) going by the fillet between the fuselage and the tail fin; the early Mustangs didn't have those. Could be Korean War as well because I don't think they played too much with Navy Mustangs during WW2. No need to really, given how dominant the F6F Hellcats turned out to be against Japanese targets.

[BartSimpson]

Thanos Thanos:

Yeah, it was a real shame when Jacques Littlefield in California died. He was truly dedicated to preserving history with his collection.

Indeed. I met him twice while he was alive and I attended his funeral. I believe I posted the video of the funeral on here...it was most impressive.

[PluggyRug]

Thanos Thanos:

Probably a P51K (or redesignated F51) going by the fillet between the fuselage and the tail fin; the early Mustangs didn't have those.

Anti-Spin strakes. An aid to spin recovery.

[saturn_656]

The single Naval Mustang was converted from a "D". I still can't pick out any clues as to what ship it's on though... starting to bug me.

[Regina]

Close enough.
It's a ETF-51D (44-14017) on the deck of USS Shangri-La during the trials in November 1944.

http://mustang.gaetanmarie.com/articles/naval/naval.htm

[Hyack]

Regina Regina:

Close enough.
It's a ETF-51D (44-14017) on the deck of USS Shangri-La during the trials in November 1944.

http://mustang.gaetanmarie.com/articles/naval/naval.htm

Great piece of history, thanks for passing it on R.....

[xerxes]

Thanos Thanos:

Left - M1 Abrams turret and basket
Centre - German Pak40 75 mm anti-tank gun (with rounded mid-WW2 muzzle brake) - could be wrong but the tires look like they have a German tread pattern
Right - SdKfz 11 half-track
Background - SCUD missile

Not too sure about the SCUD carrier though. Looks kind of small and most pics have them being transported by variants of those massive 8-wheel drive GAZ trucks the Russians built in the tens of thousands.

The FHC finally released some info on their new toys ...well at least some info on their SCUD launcher:

$1:

One of the artifacts the FHC recently obtained is a Scud ballistic missile carrier called a TEL. About 100 TELs (Tractor, Erector and Launcher) were built from a self-propelled gun design that dates back to World War II. Designated the ISU-152, the machine carried a 152.4 mm howitzer, used to fight tanks or support infantry. TEL versions of the vehicle had the same running gear but omitted the heavy gun to carry a single 9,700-pound R-11 ballistic Scud, its launch tower, and missile support equipment.

[xerxes]

Hopefully the rust and camera angle make this mildly difficult for you all...

[Jabberwalker]

I think that it's a self propelled gun, rather than a tank. A tank wouldn't have a vertical slab front or back like that.

That must be the back with the turret swung aft. The rivets tell me that it's oldish. ... desert paint job ...

[Jabberwalker]

Is it Italian?

[xerxes]

Nope