Steve Pace
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What became of the two premier P-51D Mustangs?
According to Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) USAAF pilot Agustus W. Pitcarin was flying NA-106 P-51D-1-NA number one (42-106539) near Redondo Beach, California on 11 January 1944 when it crashed to destruction in the Pacific Ocean during a USAAF Material Command test flight killing the pilot.
AAIR also states that USAAF pilot Henry E. Crist was flying NA-106 P-51D-1-NA number two (42-106540) about a mile south of Chunky, Mississippi on 25 June 1945 when it crashed to destruction killing the pilot. The plane had been based at Key Field near Chunky with the 347th Combat Crew Training Squadron.
-Steve Pace
24 June 2012
According to Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) USAAF pilot Agustus W. Pitcarin was flying NA-106 P-51D-1-NA number one (42-106539) near Redondo Beach, California on 11 January 1944 when it crashed to destruction in the Pacific Ocean during a USAAF Material Command test flight killing the pilot.
AAIR also states that USAAF pilot Henry E. Crist was flying NA-106 P-51D-1-NA number two (42-106540) about a mile south of Chunky, Mississippi on 25 June 1945 when it crashed to destruction killing the pilot. The plane had been based at Key Field near Chunky with the 347th Combat Crew Training Squadron.
-Steve Pace
24 June 2012