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A P-51 Mustang (100) nicknamed "Dusty Butt" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in flight.
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A P-51 Mustang (100) nicknamed "Dusty Butt" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in flight. P-51D-15-NA #44-15284 "Dusty Butt" Code: #100 325th Fighter Group - 319th Fighter Squadron Colonel Felix Vidal's aircraft

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Units

Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)

Fifteenth Air Force

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (100) nicknamed "Dusty Butt" of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

44-15284

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Dusty Butt
  • Unit: 325th Fighter Group 319th Fighter Squadron

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Chris Brassfield

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"Checkertails" - Ernest R. MdDowell
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection