1/48 Tamiya P-51B “Princess Elizabeth” P-51B HO-W 42-106449

1/48 Tamiya P-51B

“Princess Elizabeth” P-51B HO-W 42-106449 was the personal mount of Lt. William T. Whisner of the 487th FS, 352nd FG in the spring of 1944. Lt. Whisner shared a victory over an Bf109 with Major George Preddy on 30 May 1944. This was Whisner’s last combat of his first tour. “Princess Elizabeth” was lost with another pilot at the controls on D-Day 6 June 1944.

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