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  P-51D-20-NA Mustang Serial Number 44-64088  
USAAF
5th AF
8th Service Group
301st Airdrome Squadron
FEAF - CRTC



USAAF March 1945

Aircraft History
Built by North American Aviation (NAA) in Inglewood. Constructors Number 122-31814. Project Number 96996-N. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-51D-20-NA Mustang serial number 44-64088. Disassembled and protected with Eronel spraypeel coating then embarked aboard HMS Reaper (D82) and shipped across the Pacific to Dregerhaffen Harbor off Finschafen in early March 1945 and reassembled by the Air Service Area Command (Provisional).

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 8th Service Group (8 SrG), 301st Airdrome Squadron (301st Service Squadron) part of the Far East Air Force - Combat Replacement Training Center (FEAF-CRTC) at Nadzab Airfield. No known nose art or nickname. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-51D-20-NA Mustang 44-64088

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Last Updated
October 24, 2024

 

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