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P-51D Mustang E2-Y465 viewsP51D, serial number 414460, E2-Y was assigned to pilot John W. Johnston of the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group, Little Walden, England, 1945.
John W. Johnston is the father of Austin Scale Modelers Society member Jack Johnston.
The notch out of the fuselage national insignia is on both sides of the aircraft. This aircraft also had the rearward facing radar installed on the vertical stabilizer.
Special thanks to Jack Johnston for excellent photo references.
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P-51D-10-NA, Old Crow370 viewsP-51D-10-NA was assigned to Capt. Clarence "Bud" Anderson, 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357 Fighter Group, in December 1944.
In November 1944, this aircraft was overall olive drab upper surfaces and neutral gray under side. Anderson's off-handed remark to his ground crew to the effect that he would like to have the aircraft in natural metal resulted in the overnight removal of the paint by his crew using gasoline rags to remove all but the name and kill markings.
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P-51D-5, Mustang, HO*P, “Cripes A’Mighty 3rd “225 viewsThis P-51D-5, SN 413321, was assigned to pilot Major George E. Preddy, Jr. of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force, June 14, 1944, Bodney, England.
Major Preddy was credited with destroying 26.83 enemy aircraft; five were destroyed on the ground. He was the top scoring P-51 Mustang Ace of the Second World War.
This model represents the first P-51D Mustang flown by Major Preddy. A new aircraft, it has 13 aircraft destroyed white crosses on the blue engine cowling which reflects his current number of kills when he started flying this aircraft.
Major Preddy was mistakenly KIA on December 25, 1944 by a U.S. anti-aircraft unit of “A” Battery of the 430th AA near Aachen, Germany.
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P-51D-5, Mustang, HO*P, “Cripes A’Mighty 3rd “286 viewsThis P-51D-5, SN 413321, was assigned to pilot Major George E. Preddy, Jr. of the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force, June 14, 1944, Bodney, England.
Major Preddy was credited with destroying 26.83 enemy aircraft; five were destroyed on the ground. He was the top scoring P-51 Mustang Ace of the Second World War.
This model represents the first P-51D Mustang flown by Major Preddy. A new aircraft, it has 13 aircraft destroyed white crosses on the blue engine cowling which reflects his current number of kills when he started flying this aircraft.
Major Preddy was mistakenly KIA on December 25, 1944 by a U.S. anti-aircraft unit of “A” Battery of the 430th AA near Aachen, Germany.
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P-51D-5, Mustang, WR*A, “Man O’War”237 viewsThis P-51D-5, SN 413375, was assigned to pilot Lt. Colonel Clay Kinnard, Jr. of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force, summer of 1944, Europe.
Lt. Colonel Kinnard was Group Commander of the 355th Fighter Group.
He destroyed 8 and damaged 1 enemy aircraft in the air, and he destroyed 17 and damaged 9 on the ground.
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P-51D-5, Mustang, WR*A, “Man O’War”274 viewsThis P-51D-5, SN 413375, was assigned to pilot Lt. Colonel Clay Kinnard, Jr. of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force, summer of 1944, Europe.
Lt. Colonel Kinnard was Group Commander of the 355th Fighter Group.
He destroyed 8 and damaged 1 enemy aircraft in the air, and he destroyed 17 and damaged 9 on the ground.
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P-51K PE-L, Flying Ginny317 viewsP-51K, PE-L, serial number 412411, was assigned to Lt. Emery Taylor of the 352nd Fighter Group.
The P-51K was named Flying Ginny after his sweetheart and soon to be wife from Austin, TX.
Lt. Taylor had this aircraft assigned to him after returning from being shot down in another Mustang over France.
He had been on an escort mission to Germany when his aircraft developed engine trouble. As he was returning to England, he was attacked by two German ME-109 fighters. Taylor tried to hide from them in clouds, but they flushed him out. He dove his Mustang to the deck and tried to fly so low that the ME-109s could not get a clean shot at him. Unfortunately, Lt. Taylor hit a man on a bicycle while evading the enemy aircraft. This resulted in severe wing damage which forced Taylor to gain altitude so that he could bail out. The ME-109s then finished off his aircraft. Taylor rushed his exit from the stricken P-51K and was hit by the tail of the aircraft. His parachute opened barely in time for him to survive bailing out. The injured Taylor evaded capture and walked back to Allied lines. His Texas accent convinced Allied soldiers that he wasn't a spy as he passed into their lines. He now resides in Austin, TX.
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P-51K PE-L, Flying Ginny616 viewsP-51K, PE-L, serial number 412411, was assigned to Lt. Emery Taylor of the 352nd Fighter Group.
The P-51K was named Flying Ginny after his sweetheart and soon to be wife from Austin, TX.
Lt. Taylor had this aircraft assigned to him after returning from being shot down in another Mustang over France.
He had been on an escort mission to Germany when his aircraft developed engine trouble. As he was returning to England, he was attacked by two German ME-109 fighters. Taylor tried to hide from them in clouds, but they flushed him out. He dove his Mustang to the deck and tried to fly so low that the ME-109s could not get a clean shot at him. Unfortunately, Lt. Taylor hit a man on a bicycle while evading the enemy aircraft. This resulted in severe wing damage which forced Taylor to gain altitude so that he could bail out. The ME-109s then finished off his aircraft. Taylor rushed his exit from the stricken P-51K and was hit by the tail of the aircraft. His parachute opened barely in time for him to survive bailing out. The injured Taylor evaded capture and walked back to Allied lines. His Texas accent convinced Allied soldiers that he wasn't a spy as he passed into their lines. He now resides in Austin, TX.
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P-51K PE-L, Flying Ginny449 viewsThe P-51K was named Flying Ginny after his sweetheart and soon to be wife from Austin, TX.
Lt. Taylor had this aircraft assigned to him after returning from being shot down in another Mustang over France.
He had been on an escort mission to Germany when his aircraft developed engine trouble. As he was returning to England, he was attacked by two German ME-109 fighters. Taylor tried to hide from them in clouds, but they flushed him out. He dove his Mustang to the deck and tried to fly so low that the ME-109s could not get a clean shot at him. Unfortunately, Lt. Taylor hit a man on a bicycle while evading the enemy aircraft. This resulted in severe wing damage which forced Taylor to gain altitude so that he could bail out. The ME-109s then finished off his aircraft. Taylor rushed his exit from the stricken P-51K and was hit by the tail of the aircraft. His parachute opened barely in time for him to survive bailing out. The injured Taylor evaded capture and walked back to Allied lines. His Texas accent convinced Allied soldiers that he wasn't a spy as he passed into their lines. He now resides in Austin, TX.
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USAAF F.8 Mosquito438 viewsThis is the first USAAF F.8 Mosquito delivered to Wright Field, Ohio on June 1, 1943. It was serial number 334928, formerly KB 317, a B Mk. VII model.
The USAAF later received thirty-six Mosquito B Mk. XXs for photo reconnaissance.
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USAAF Spitfire Mk. IX c.652 viewsThis Spitfire was assigned to Lt. Col. E. P. Allen, 9th Tactical Air Command in England in 1944.
Allen traded in his P-51D Mustang to the British in France during 1944 for this Spitfire Mk. IXc.
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