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WW2 Picture Photo England 1944 P-51B Mustang 351st Fighter Squadron 2310 | eBay

UPL 7554 | American Air Museum in Britain
North American P-51B-1-NA Mustang, S/N 43-12433. This aircraft was originally sent to the RAF under the Lend-Lease program as a Mustang III s/n FX905, but was returned to the USAAF on December 30,1943 with no RAF service recorded.
Her first USAAF assignment was with the 362nd Fighter Squadron of the 357th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force. Then was transferred to the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group.
Declared 'War Weary' and sent to the 351st FS, 353rd FG as the squadron's "hack" aircraft. She was written off after being belly-landed by Lt. James Lamb on March 20,1945 at Raydon.

 
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Why isnt this marking on the bomber formation essembly ships? Seems this marking was haphazardly done.
 
I just went through "Assembly Ships of the Mighty Eighth" and as you say, the "WW" isn't on any of the bombers. Having said that, the majority of the bombers also don't have serial numbers showing, having been painted over with these fantastic colours. Perhaps the "WW" was there before the colour change over. The majority of the P-47 formation monitors in the book show the "WW" and serial numbers
 
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