UPL 33464
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"This North American P-51 Mustang of the allied air forces is shown here taking off from a partially completed landing strip in southern France. Its pilot, Lt. Stanley F. Fierstein, 27, of 2820 Cleburne Ave., Houston, TX, a naval pilot, was forced down on the beachhead as a result of a loose canopy and was the first Allied Fighter aircraft to land in Southern France." - P-51C 42-103578 of 111TRS, 68TRG, 15AF USAAF.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Val Gal II
- Unit: 68th Reconnaissance Group 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
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