(North American ) P-51D/K MUSTANG
A long-range escort fighter. Widely regarded as America’s most capable WW2 fighter. Introduced in 1944 with over 8000 airplanes built.
(The planes below are not arranged in any particular order. To find out more about each airplane, please click on them)
Carson’s “Nooky Booky IV”
CARSON’S “NOOKY BOOKY IV”
NORTH AMERICAN, P-51K-5-NT (MUSTANG), SERIAL NUMBER 44-11622
362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Leiston, England, Dec 1944 - end of the war.
Flown by Maj. Leonard Kyle ‘Kit’ Carson.
Anderson’s “Old Crow”/Taylor’s “Pretty Pix”
Anderson’s “Old Crow”/Taylor’s “Pretty Pix”
NORTH AMERICAN, P-51D-10-NA (MUSTANG), SERIAL NUMBER 44-14450
363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force,
Leiston, England, October 1944 - January 1945.
Flown by the commander of 363rd FS Maj. Clarence Emil “Bud” Anderson, ace with 16.25 aerial victories (+2 probable, +2 damaged) + 1 destroyed on the ground [1]
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Flown as “Pretty Pix” by Lt. James Taylor, end of January 1945 to presumably the end of the war.