P-51D Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Squadron in flight, Italy, 1944.

Caption     P-51D Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Squadron in flight, Italy, 1944. ww2dbase
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. dick wiersma says:
23 Oct 2013 07:33:04 AM

my dad was crew chief on miss ruth.can you tell me who took photo,and when.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
12 Oct 2015 06:09:56 PM

WARRIORS: THE GREATEST GENERATION

Early P-51D-5-NA's from the 52nd Fighter Group,
4th Fighter Squadron. First Mustang s/n 44-13287 code WD-M "Miss Ruth"

Next is s/n 44-13289 WD-X. Both aircraft survived WWII, but were later salvaged September 1945.

Next aircraft is s/n 44-13263 WD-D "Jo-Baby"
last almost hidden is s/n 44-13485 WD-H both a/c were lost on November 11, 1944 names of pilots flying aircraft unknown...
3. Paul Riggle says:
21 Jan 2020 10:56:42 AM

The plane with the X on the tail was my father’s (Lester Riggle) plane. It was named “Miss Tan” after my mother.
4. Colin Hartman says:
1 Aug 2021 07:45:07 AM

Is this the 4th fighter squadron 'Fightin Fuujins'?
5. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
1 Aug 2021 08:31:47 PM

Colin Hartman (above):
These fighters are with the same 4th Fighter Squadron that apparently became the 'Fightin Fuujins' in a descendant activation. Initially constituted from Nov 1940 to Nov 1945 with a nickname, if any, that is unclear. It is clear that WWII the squadron patch has no similarity to the later 'Fightin Fuujins' patch. The squadron was reactivated in Feb 1947 and the 'Fightin Fuujins' patch was first approved in 1949. It would appear the squadron did not go by this nickname during World War II. Right squadron, wrong timeframe.

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