(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)
Bowers’s “Sweet Arlene”
Bowers’s “Sweet Arlene”
NORTH AMERICAN, P-51D-20 (MUSTANG), SERIAL NUMBER 44-63223
334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group ‘Debden Eagles’, 8th Air Force, Debden (Essex, England), Spring 1945.
Flown by 1st Lt. Arthur Reed Bowers
Stewart’s “Sunny VIII”
Stewart’s “SUNNY VIII”
North American, P-51D-20NA (Mustang), Serial Number 44-72181
336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Debden, February- April 1945.
Flown by the commander of the 4th FG, Col. Everett Wilson (Ev,Stew) Stewart.
Norley’s “Red Dog XII”
Norley’s “Red Dog XII”
North American, P-51D-25-NA (Mustang), Serial number 44-73108
334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, Debden (Essex, England), circa April 1945.
Flown by (then) Maj. Louis Herman (Red Dog) Norley Jr. (An ace officially credited* with 10.333 aerial victories, 1 damaged, 5 ground victories)