Historic Flight in Spokane, Washington, has a collection of important aircraft produced between 1927 and 1957. All aircraft are fully restored and can be flown. Among the planes in this collection is the Impatient Virgin, a North American Aviation P-51B Mustang. This plane was delivered in 1944 to the 376th Fighter Squadron based in Bottisham, England.
According to the display:
“Among its 700 hours of combat flying were four sorties on D-Day. On September 27, 1944, it provided figher support for the 445th Bomber Group in the Kassei Mission. Flying as part of the 361st Fighter Group, Impatient Virgin engage in furious dogfights with the Germans. The 361st downed 18-FW-190 fighters that day, three of them by this aircraft and its pilot.”
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