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A 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (WD-U, serial number 42-106438) at Dübendorf airbase in 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-106438, Dübendorf, 1944.'
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A 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (WD-U, serial number 42-106438) at Dübendorf airbase in 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-106438, Dübendorf, 1944.'

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A P-51 Mustang (WD-U, 42-106438) of the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, flown by Lieutenant Curtis Simpson, after a forced landing in Switzerland, 19 July 1944. "P.51B Mustang , coded WD-U, right side three-quarter view, with mountainous background, which I said was in neutral country. It was, in fact, Switzerland, when Lt. Curtis Simpson was forced to abort a mission to Munich on 19th July, 1944, following a glycol leak." Information from Debden historian Keith Braybrooke

42-106438

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection