Talk:Edgar Schmued

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Hornback, Germany?

There is no town in Germany called Hornback - but there is at least one by the name of Hornbach. However, the -ch tends to be pronounced as -ck by native English speakers, hence probably the mix-up. Is there a reference for Ed Schmued's place of birth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cycleman63 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Corrected, thanks. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 17:51, 21 June 2008 (UTC).

"Urban legend"

An urban legend has grown up about Edgar Schmued, possibly related to his German origins, claiming he had once worked for Willy Messerschmitt and that the Mustang was heavily influenced by the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

— This bit is presented in a manner that could lead readers to think it's true, which it's not. Suggest it be deleted as irrelevant. Sca (talk) 14:34, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

It states that urban legends (nominally considered untrue) that appeared in many sources, resulted in two unsubstantiated claims that have now entered popular culture. I suggest it is imperative to keep this statement intact. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 15:03, 27 April 2012 (UTC).

Imperative? Seems rather a strong endorsement for two fallacies. Why perpetuate errors? Sca (talk) 16:37, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Good point. 2A02:C7D:51D9:8C00:81E4:971F:21C8:3890 (talk) 17:58, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Further reading

Sources that could be used to improve the article are:

• Crouch, Tom D. (2003). Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 438–440. ISBN 978-0-393-05767-6.
• Fredrickson, John (2015). Warbird Factory: North American Aviation in World War II. Voyageur Press. pp. 133–. ISBN 978-0-7603-4816-1.
• Barrison, Peter (September 2015). "In the Mustang's Wake". Aviation History. pp. 32–39.
• Folkart, Burt A. (9 June 1985). "Edgar Schmued; Designer of P-51 Fighter". Los Angeles Times.
• "Edgar Schmued". The New York Times. Associated Press. 11 June 1985.

The offline sources are readily available through Resource Request. --Worldbruce (talk) 18:07, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

British Ministry

Schmued had to work alongside and to the direction of the British Air Ministry when developing the Mustang plane. They were paying for it. There was no mention of this. 2A02:C7D:51D9:8C00:81E4:971F:21C8:3890 (talk) 17:53, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

Indeed. The Air Ministry directed him towards the Curtiss experimental plane and NCA developments. They laid down the specification. He was led along the way by the Air Ministry. 94.3.13.229 (talk) 23:57, 13 June 2018 (UTC)