P-51D MUSTANG – WD-C
Built at the North American Aviation production line at Inglewood California in mid 1944 with the serial number 44-73877.
Assigned to the USAAF from July 1945 – 1951. It then served with the Royal Canadian Air Force 403 ‘City of Calgary’ Squadron until April 1959 when it was retired.
WD-C then passed into private ownership before undergoing a major restoration. It was then a regular on the airshow circuit carrying a number of markings. In April 2020 WD-C took the colours of Col Donald Blakeslee, Commanding officer of the 4th Fighter Group, the Debden Eagles.
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Our P-51D over Kent
Flights in a Two Seat WWII veteran P-51D Mustang ‘W-DC’ from Biggin Hill
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