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either 357/355FG or 361stFG depending on dirty white cowl or faded yellow cowlD-Day stripes England September 1944
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P-51D Mustang (OS-G, serial number 44-13728) of the Experimental Scouting Force (SFX), with a B-17 Flying Fortress at Podington. The underscore to the 357th Fighter Squadron code "OS" indicates its asignment to the SFX but serviced by the 357th FS. The SFX was formed at Steeple Morden with both fighter pilots and bomber pilots who had completed their tours and volunteered to fly fighters. 44-13728 was assigned to Captain Ernest L Burdge who had served with the 92nd Bomb Group.either 357/355FG or 361stFG depending on dirty white cowl or faded yellow cowl
Said this many times, but man, what a beautiful airplane.North American P-51D-20-NA 44-63620 Small Boy Here 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Written off after forced landing 6th May 1945, pilot LT Richfield Egleston RTD
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So OS GP-51D Mustang (OS-G, serial number 44-13728) of the Experimental Scouting Force (SFX), with a B-17 Flying Fortress at Podington. The underscore to the 357th Fighter Squadron code "OS" indicates its asignment to the SFX but serviced by the 357th FS. The SFX was formed at Steeple Morden with both fighter pilots and bomber pilots who had completed their tours and volunteered to fly fighters. 44-13728 was assigned to Captain Ernest L Burdge who had served with the 92nd Bomb Group.
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Man, if you're Germany, you KNOW you're screwed once you get a flock of ex bomber pilots flying Mustangs out in front of ~1,000 heavy bombers and they're not even the escort.So OS G
The Scout Force Experimental squadron were maintained as 354FS, 357FS and 358FS "E" Flights - all 355th FG ground crews and a mixture of 355th FG pilots TDY with former 1BD B-17 drivers like Burge. Budd Peaslee was king until SFX deemed a success and spun off 1st, 2nd and 3rd SF with Peaslee running 1st SF til EOW. 2nd SF organized at Steeple Moden/355th. My father wearing two hats as 354FS CO and 355FG Exec, also performed check rides on every bomber pilot before clearing for assignment to 2SF operations.
Well the Scout Force concept was excellent in theory and execution.Man, if you're Germany, you KNOW you're screwed once you get a flock of ex bomber pilots flying Mustangs out in front of ~1,000 heavy bombers and they're not even the escort.
Based on nose/cowl and probability of the first squadron code = GQ, that is probably 355fs/354fg 43-6559 GQ-O Maj James Dalgish with 8-0-5.5 airP-51B 8 kills D-Day stripes
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