D-Day @ 70! A P-51D-5 Mustang profile

[Skyraider3D]

Today is the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day. Many aircraft were painted in black-and-white zebra stripes for the operations over Northern France in June 1944, including this one: P-51D-5-NA 44-13316 G4-C "MILDRED" of the 357th Fighter Group's 362nd Fighter Squadron, based at Leiston in the UK. This aircraft didn't actually fly on D-Day as it arrived at Leiston a few days too late. It was soon renamed "Nooky Booky II", one of four such named aircraft flown by famous ace pilot "Kit" Carson.

[Logan Hartke]

Nice job! It's a good tribute!

Cheers,

Logan

[BH-21]

Not to worry, the battle lasted nearly a month before the lines stabilized in the first week of July. Nice profile!

[Jesters-Ink]

Cachow!

[BLOWHARD]

NICE!!!

[Skyraider3D]

Cheers guys!

Not to worry, the battle lasted nearly a month before the lines stabilized in the first week of July. Nice profile!

Very true. This animation really brings home how slow Operation Overlord progressed at first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVEy1tC7nk