North American P-51D Mustang "Old Crow" is seen here taxiing out for its practice display at Sanicole, during the "2009 Nato Tiger Meet-spottersday" at Kleine Brogel AFB.
This former Kiwi Mustang (RNZAF serial NZ2427) is finished as 44-14419 "Janie", 350 FS, 353 FG of Major Bill Price, when based at Raydon. Restored by owner Maurice Hammond and based at the former USAAF bomber base at Hardwick in Norfolk.
Alister Kay lands at Rougham after his impressive display. Back in 1944, "Frankie" was flown by Major Wallace Hopkins, 374FS, 361FG from Little Walden in Essex. True ident of this Mustang is 44-73149.
Rob Davies' Mustang "Big Beautiful Doll", is based at Woodchurch. She is painted in the markings of the P-51D of Col. John Landers, the CO of Duxford-based 78th FG. Fowlmere was once Duxford's satellite.
44-13521 was assigned to the 504th FS, 339th FG on 30 June 1944 at Fowlmere. A mere 45 days later the P-51 was shot down over France. Beautifully restored by Eye Tech, the P-51 returned to her former base on 15 August with Maurice Hammond at the controls.
On 13 August 1944, Lt Myer Winkleman took off in "Marinell" for an area sweep over France and failed to return. The wreck was recovered in the 1990's and meticulously restored by Maurice Hammond's Eye Tech. "Marinell" returned to Fowlmere on August 15th.
The previous owner of 472035 adopted this scheme for his Mustang. Lt Jacque E. Young served with the 3rd Fighter Squadron, 3rd Air Commando Group in the Philippines.