42-103460 Weenie Merchant II
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FRE 10238
A crewman with a P-51C Mustang ('NQ', serial number 42-103460) nicknamed "Rome Gnome" of the 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, XII Tactical Air Command, 12th Air Force at Lyon-Bron airfield, in September or October 1944. "Weenie Merchant 2" is also inscribed on the nose. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-103460, P-51C-5-NT, probably 111th TRS, seen Lyon-Bron, Sept/Oct 1944. 29C.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance