15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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IWM catalogue record
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A P-51 Mustang (HL-B, serial number 44-15459) nicknamed "American Beauty" of the 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force in flight.
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31st Fighter Group
Group
The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat...
Aircraft
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44-15459 American Beauty
P-51 Mustang
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 September 2014 15:35:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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