UPL 21213
IMAGEFormation of F-51D-25-NA's of the 165th FS KY ANG; the 165th FS was assigned to the 123rd FG and based at Standiford Field, KY. nearest a/c is 44-73155; P-51D-25-NA; durin WW 2 it served in the ETO with 4th FG 334th FS; nickname "My Achin' Back"; code QP-D; then 55th FG 38th FS (post VE-Day); still nicknamed "My Achin' Back"; coded CG-A; then with 355th FG 358th FS; nicknamed "Ole VII"; coded YF-L; returned to the Z.I. during Fall 1945 and later (April 1947) assigned to the 165th FS KY ANG; selected for transfer to the Korean War theatre and eventually transferred to the ROKAF (Korean AF); lost in a flying accident 17th May 1953.
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