Description: EXTRA INFOPHOTO AEROPLANE NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG '413521 / 5Q-B' 'MARINELL' (G-MRLL) THIS IS ONE OF TWO STUNNING MUSTANGS OWNED BY MAURICE HAMMOND AND BASED AT HARDWICK IN NORFOLK. SHE LOOKS FANTASTIC IN HER GENUINE MARKINGS THAT ARE EXACTLY AS SHE WORE WHEN FLYING WITH 504TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 339TH FIGHTER GROUP BASED AT FOWLMERE IN 1944. SHE SCORED FOUR KILLS WITH THE UNIT BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE ON 13TH AUGUST 1944 (70 YEARS AND 11 DAYS BEFORE THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN). THE SUBSEQUENT CRASH LANDED SADLY KILLED THE PILOT 2ND LT MYER R WINKLEMAN. THE REMAINS OF THE MUSTANG WERE DISCOVERED IN A SCRAP-YARD IN THE MID 1970S AND AFTER SOME TIME AS A MUSEUM EXHIBIT THE AIRFRAME WAS BOUGHT BY MAURICE HAMMOND AND A DETAILED RESTORATION WAS CARRIED OUT. SHE FLEW AGAIN IN JULY 2008 AND HAS BEEN BASED AT HARDWICK EVER SINCE. SHE IS SEEN PARKED ON THE FLIGHTLINE AT LITTLE GRANSDEN DURING THE 2014 AIR & CAR SHOW A CHARITY EVENT FOR 'CHILDREN IN NEED'. LITTLE GRANSDEN CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 24-8-2014 COPYRIGHT ALAN WILSO PHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS NOTES REF NO AWILSON-7157 PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO WATERMARK IF PRESENT ON THE IMAGE WILL NOT APPEAR ON ITEM SENT TO YOU: NOTES This is a print and supply service for an image that is copyright Alan Wilson obtained from FLICKR and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License details available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ MANY OTHER ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED TO MY SHOP DAILY
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Type: Photographs
Theme: Transportation
Sub-Theme: Aeroplane
Number of Items: Single
Period: 1945 - Present
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