North American P-51 Mustangs of US Air National Guard (ANG) units
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during the Second World War and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The commission approached NAA to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, NAA proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was completed on 9 September 1940, 102 days after contract signing, achieving its first flight on 26 October.
The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine without an export-sensitive turbosupercharger or a multi-stage supercharger, resulting in limited high-altitude performance. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the RAF as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). In mid 1942, a development project known as the Rolls-Royce Mustang X, replaced the Allison engine with a Rolls-Royce Merlin 65 two-stage inter-cooled supercharged engine.
During testing at Rolls-Royce’s airfield at Hucknall in England, it was clear the engine dramatically improved the aircraft’s performance at altitudes above 15,000 ft (4,600 m) without sacrificing range. Following receipt of the test results and after further flights by USAAF pilots, the results were so positive that North American began work on converting several aircraft developing into the P-51B/C (Mustang Mk III) model, which became the first long-range fighter to be able to compete with the Luftwaffe’s fighters. The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed, two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66, and was armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns.
From late 1943 into 1945, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF’s Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF’s Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF’s Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944.[9] The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian, and Pacific theaters. During the Second World War, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft.
At the start of the Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the United States until jet fighters, including North American’s F-86 Sabre, took over this role; the Mustang then became a specialized fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. After the Korean War, Mustangs became popular civilian warbirds and air racing aircraft.
In the aftermath of World War II, the USAAF consolidated much of its wartime combat force and selected the P-51 as a “standard” piston-engined fighter, while other types, such as the P-38 and P-47, were withdrawn or given substantially reduced roles. As the more advanced (P-80 and P-84) jet fighters were introduced, the P-51 was also relegated to secondary duties.
In 1947, the newly formed USAF Strategic Air Command employed Mustangs alongside F-6 Mustangs and F-82 Twin Mustangs, due to their range capabilities. In 1948, the designation P-51 (P for pursuit) was changed to F-51 (F for fighter) and the existing F designator for photographic reconnaissance aircraft was dropped because of a new designation scheme throughout the USAF. Aircraft still in service in the USAF or Air National Guard (ANG) when the system was changed included: F-51B, F-51D, F-51K, RF-51D (formerly F-6D), RF-51K (formerly F-6K) and TRF-51D (two-seat trainer conversions of F-6Ds). They remained in service from 1946 through 1951. By 1950, although Mustangs continued in service with the USAF after the war, the majority of the USAF’s Mustangs had become surplus to requirements and placed in storage, while some were transferred to the Air Force Reserve and the ANG.
F-51s flew in the Air Force Reserve and ANG throughout the 1950s. The last American USAF Mustang was F-51D-30-NA AF (Serial No. 44-74936), which was finally withdrawn from service with the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Fighter Interceptor Squadron in January 1957 and retired to what was then called the Air Force Central Museum,[95] although it was briefly reactivated to fly at the 50th anniversary of the Air Force Aerial Firepower Demonstration at the Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, Florida, on 6 May 1957. This aircraft, painted as P-51D-15-NA (Serial No. 44-15174), is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, in Dayton, Ohio. (Wikipedia)
US Air National Guard (ANG) units which flew the Mustang
Alabama
(USAF Photo)
North American RF-51D-25-NT Mustang (Serial No. 44-84522), 160th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard, ca 1949.
Alaska
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H Mustang (Serial No. 44-64461), “Ah’m Available“, 5017th Operations Squadron, Alaskan Air Command, ca 1948
Arizona
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang pilots. Scramble, Luke AFB, Arizona, 1950s.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H Mustang (Serial No. 44-64455), 197th Fighter Squadron, Arizona Air National Guard, 1949.
Arkansas
The modern Arkansas ANG received federal recognition on 27 May 1946 as the 154th Fighter Squadron at Adams Field, Little Rock. It was equipped with F-51D Mustangs and its mission was the air defense of the state.
California
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74825), flown by BGen John F. Turner, CO of the 144th Fighter Wing, Hayward, California Air National Guard, 24 June 1951.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74825), California Air National Guard, 1951.
(US GOV-PD Photo)
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74826), California Air National Guard, 31 Dec 1946.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74607), California Air National Guard, cDec 1946.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74607), California Air National Guard, cDec 1946.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74720), California Air National Guard, c 1946.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H Mustang (Serial No. 44-64579), 194th Fighter Squadron, California Air National Guard.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American F-51H Mustang (Serial No. 44-64480), 195th Fighter Squadron, California Air National Guard, night view.
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64255), 196th Fighter Squadron, California Air National Guard, ca 1953.
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51H-10-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64544), 196th Fighter Squadron, California Air National Guard, ca 1954.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American F-51H Mustang (Serial No. 464350), 194th Fighter Squadron, California Air National Guard, ca 1953.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64255), 195th Fighter Squadron, California Air National Guard, 1948.
(USAF Photo)
Airmen from the California ANG working on an F-51 Mustang. Photo was taken at Gowen Field ANG Base in Boise ID. The California unit was doing it’s Summer Camp for 1954.
Colorado
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustangs of the newly-federally recognized Colorado Air National Guard which were received on 24 Nov 1946, for use by the 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Connecticut
The wartime 324th Fighter Group was redesignated as the 103rd Fighter Group, and was allotted to the National Guard, on 24 May 1946. It was organized at Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, Connecticut in July 1946 and was extended federal recognition on 7 August 1946. At the time, the group’s mission was the air defense of the State of Connecticut. It was assigned the 118th Fighter Squadron and equipped with Republic P-47D (later F-47D) Thunderbolts. In September 1947, with the establishment of an independent United States Air Force, the 324th Fighter Group became part of the newly established Air National Guard.
Delaware
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64457), 142nd Fighter Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard, ca 1948.
Florida
(Florida ANG Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang fighters of the 159th Fighter Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, at Thomas Cole Imeson Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, ca 1947.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang, 159th Fighter Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, ca 1947.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-10-A Mustang fighters of the 159th Fighter Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, ca 1947.
Georgia
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H Mustang, 158th Fighter Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, which flew the F-51 from 1952 to circa 1954.
Hawaii
The Hawaii ANG flew Republic F-47N-5-RE Thunderbolts with the 199th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1954.
Idaho
A U.S. Air Force North American F-51D Mustang from the 190th Fighter Squadron, 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, at a hangar at Gowen Field, Idaho (USA). The 190th FS flew the F-51D from 1946 to 1953.
Illinois
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73428), 169th Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard. The 169th FS flew the F-51 from 1947 to 1956.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51H-10-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64661), 169th Fighter Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, May 1951.
Indiana
The modern Indiana ANG received federal recognition on 9 December 1946 as the113th Fighter SquadronatStout Field, Indianapolis. It was equipped with F-51D Mustangs and its mission was the air defense of the state. It was assigned to the122d Fighter Group, also federally recognized on 9 December at Stout Field. 18 September 1947, however, is considered the Indiana Air National Guard’s official birth concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate branch of the United States military under the National Security Act.
Iowa
(185th ARW Photo)
North American P-51D Mustangs assigned to the 174th Fighter Squadron, Iowa National Guard take off at the airport in Sioux City, Iowa in the spring of 1948. The Mustangs were the first aircraft assigned to the newly organized air arm of the Iowa National Guard when it was first organized in 1946.
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51D Mustangs assigned to the 124th Fighter Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard, Des Moines Airport, 1951.
Kansas
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51D-5NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-13646), 127th Fighter Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, at Wichita Municipal Airport. The NG designation on the fuselage indicates the photo was taken prior to the formation of the Air National Guard in September 1947.
Kentucky
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51D Mustangs, Kentucky ANG, c1956.
(Lt. Col. Dale Greer Photo)
Kentucky Air Guardsmen pose with North American P-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-74202), on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, c1953-1956.
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Horton)
North American P-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-74202), painted as (Serial No. 44-15660) “Swamp Fox”, flown by Robert “R.T.” Dickson Jr. shown here arriving at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Kentucky, 11 April 2019. “Swamp Fox” was once assigned to the Kentucky Air Guard when the Mustang served as the unit’s primary airframe from 1947 to 1953. 44-74202 was manufactured by North American Aviation and delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force on May 7, 1945. It was first assigned to 445th Fighter Squadron at Bakersfield Army Air Field, California, before being transferred to more than a half-dozen units in California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas. It arrived at the Kentucky Air Guard in July 1953 and remained here until October 1956, when it was moved to McClellan Air Force Base, California. The following year, it was declared surplus property. Swamp Fox is painted in honour of Second World WarI pilot Will Foard, who was a member of the 357th Fighter Group. The 357th scored more combat air-to-air victories than any other P-51 Group in the Eighth Air Force during the Second World War.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74850), 165th Fighter Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard, 1947.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustangs (Serial Nos. 44-73129, 44-73510, 44-74477) from the 165th Fighter Squadron, 123rd Fighter Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, ca 1947.
Louisiana
The Louisiana ANG operated P-51 Mustangs (redesignated F-51s after 1948) after the Second World War. A specific P-51H Mustang (Serial No. 44-64265) on static display at the Museum of Aviation in Georgia is painted with the name “Louisiana Heatwave” and carries the markings of the 82nd Fighter Group, which had a pilot from the state with a P-51D by that name during the war.
Maine
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64368), 132nd Fighter Squadron, Maine Air National Guard, c1948.
Maryland
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-10NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64505) in formation with fighters of the Maryland Air National Guard’s aerobatic team “Guardian Angels” in close formation, 1952. Maryland had an aerial demonstration team from 1952 to 1953.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-10NA Mustangs, flown by the Maryland Air National Guard’s aerobatic team “Guardian Angels“. Pilots Capt. John F.R. Scott, 1st Lt. Malcolm Henry, 1st Lt. Bill Marriott and Capt. Jesse Mitchell (left to right) on the flight line at Spaatz Field in Reading, Pennsylvania, following an airshow at Fort Indiantown Gap, in 1952. The “Guardian Angels” flew from 1952 to 1953.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51H-10NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64505), 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, 1952.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-10NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64505), 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, being serviced by mechanics, summer 1954.
Massachusetts
Republic P-47D Thunderbolts were flown by the 131st Fighter Squadron, Massachusetts Air National Guard, in 1946.
Michigan
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73227), Michigan Air National Guard, 172nd Fighter Squadron, ca 1947.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustangs (Serial Nos. 44-63644, 44-63664, 44-73139, 44-73313) from the Michigan and Washington Air National Guards in flight, in the late 1940s.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang (Serial Nos. 44-63495), Michigan Air National Guard, c1947.
Minnesota
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-20-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-6388-), 179th Fighter Squadron, 133rd Fighter Group, Minnesota Air National Guard, ca 1949. The Minnesota ANG flew the F-51 from 1948 to 1954.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-20-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-72989), 179th Fighter Squadron, 133rd Fighter Group, Minnesota Air National Guard, c1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-20-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-6388-), 179th Fighter Squadron, 133rd Fighter Group, Minnesota Air National Guard, ca 1948.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51K-10-NT Mustang (Serial No. 44-11992), 109th Fighter Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard, 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73656), 109th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard, c1948.
Mississippi
The P-51 Mustang was flown by the MS ANG’s first unit, the 153rd Observation Squadron (the parent unit of the present-day 186th Air Refueling Wing), after its federal recognition in 1939.
Missouri
(NMUSAF Photos)
P-51 Mustangs of the Missouri ANG, c 1947.
(NMUSAF Photos)
P-51 Mustangs of the Missouri ANG, c 1947.
Montana
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-73526), Montana Air National Guard, ca 1947.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-72844) in formation, 186th Fighter Squadron, Montana Air National Guard. Cavalier conversion, Reg. No. N7406, this aircraft may have been a source of parts for other Mustang restorations.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73487), 186th Fighter Squadron, Montana Air National Guard, ca 1947.
Nebraska
(Warthunder Photo)
NEANG is the second oldest air guard unit in the country. In July 1946 it received P-51 Mustangs,and later was one of the first five states to transfer to the F-80.
Nevada
(USAAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang formation, Nevada Air National Guard. Mustangs were flown by the NV ANG from 1948 to 1955, from the Reno Army Air Base. This later became the Stead National Guard Air Base and later Stead Air Force Base.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-72913), Nevada Air National Guard, Reno Air Force Base, 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74880), 192nd Fighter Squadron, Nevada Air National Guard, 1949.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American P-51D Mustangs, 144th Fighter Group, California, Nevada (192nd FS), and Utah Air National Guard units in formation, 1950.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-74959), FF-959, Keflavik AFB, Iceland, 1952.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustangs (Serial Nos. 44-72843, FF-843, 44-74482, FF-482, 44-74880, FF-880, and 44-73788, FF-788), 192nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, and two additional unidentifiable Mustangs at Keflavik AFB, Iceland in 1952. One of the last overseas deployments of a F-51D Mustang unit by the U.S. Air Force was in late 1952 when 25 aircraft of the 131st Fighter-Bomber Group (FBG), were assigned to the Iceland Defense Force (IDF) at Keflavik air base in Iceland. Most of the 25 Mustangs came from the 192d Fighter-Bomber Squadron (FBS), Nevada Air National Guard (NEV-ANG).
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D Mustangs of the 192d Fighter-Bomber Squadron (Nevada Air National Guard) proposed for the Iceland Defense Force (IDF), at George AFB, Victorville, California, during August of 1952
New Hampshire
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64356), 133rd Fighter Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, ca 1952.
(Paul S. Trask Photo)
North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64377), 133rd Fighter Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, ca 1952.
(Dave McLaren Photo)
North American P-51H Mustang (Serial No. 44-64506), New Hampshire ANG. Rocket rails can be seen under the wings, and the DF loop antenna is visible under the starboard wing. This antenna was later relocated behind the pilot inside the canopy.
(Bob Fogg Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NA Mustangs “Jazz Baby II” and “Elaine M II” (Serial No. 44-74987), 82nd Fighter Group, Grenier AFB, New Hampshire., 1949. Zero-length rocket launchers and bomb pylons can be seen underwing, late 1940s.
(Dave McLaren Photo)
North American P-51H Mustang (Serial No. 44-64526), PF-526, “Peg”, equipped with the dual antenna masts of the AN/ARA-8 homing receiver.
New Jersey
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64310), 119th Fighter Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, 1953.
New Mexico
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73089), 188th Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard, being refueled, ca 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-63746), 188th Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard, 1947. The New Mexico state emblem is in place of the national insignia on the fuselage. In the mid-to-late 1940s, before peacetime organizational standards were made rigid, many state NG squadrons had unofficial emblems like this on the fuselage. The wing markings were left as the national insignia.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang fighters from the 188th Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard in flight. The New Mexico Air National Guard flew the F-51 from 1947 to 1953.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64291), 188th Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard, 1947.
New York
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64383), 139th Fighter Squadron, New York Air National Guard, ca 1948.
North Carolina
The NC ANG’s 156th Fighter Squadron was equipped with P-51 (later redesignated RF-51D) Mustangs in 1950. These were former Second World War aircraft used for a tactical reconnaissance mission. The squadron was federalized during the Korean War and deployed to Europe with these aircraft before returning to state control in 1952.
North Dakota
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang fighter (Serial No. 44-74938) from the 178th Fighter Squadron, 119th Fighter Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, c1954.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NA Mustangs, 178th Fighter Squadron, 119th Fighter Wing “The Happy Hooligans“, North Dakota Air National Guard, at Hector Field, North Dakota, June 1950.
Ohio
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73348), 162nd Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, 1947. The 162nd FS flew the Mustang from 1947 to 1955.
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51H-10-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44- 64502), 164th Fighter Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, 1949.
Oklahoma
The Oklahoma ANG’s 137th Special Operations Wing’s history dates back to the 185th Fighter Squadron, which originally flew P-51 Mustang fighters in 1947.
Oregon
(142FW Archives Photo)
North American P-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-73593), of the 142nd Fighter Group, Oregon Air National Guard flies through Pacific Northwest skies, c1947.
(USAF Photo)
The Oregon Air National Guard’s 123d Fighter Squadron operated the Mustang after the Second World War, using it for the air defense of Oregon from 1946 onwards. The squadron was the successor to the wartime 35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron and was part of the 142d Fighter Group, stationed at the Portland Municipal Airport. The Oregon ANG also flew F-51Ds during the Korean War with the 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, with some pilots flying over 100 combat missions.
(Mark Kelly Photo)
North American P-51D Mustang (Serial No. 44-74583), Oregon Air National Guard at Portland Air Base, 1949.
Pennsylvania
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73551), 103rd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, ca 1954.
(TSgt. Matt D. Schwartz, USAF Photo)
North American F-51H Mustang, 103rd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Spaatz Field, Reading Airport, Pennsylvania, 1957.
Rhode Island
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-72750), 152d Fighter Squadron, Rhode Island Air National Guard, 1954.
South Carolina
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NT Mustang (Serial No. 45-111687), 157th Fighter Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, ca 1947.
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73699). Note “NG” on tail, indicating this photo was taken before the Air National Guard came into being in September 1947.
South Dakota
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73578), 175th Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, ca 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73564), 175th Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, ca 1948.
Tennessee
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73075), 105th Fighter Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, 1953.
Texas
(USAF Photo)
Two North American F-51D Mustangs of the Texas Air National Guard over the USS Texas (BB-35).
(Nick Rubio, 149th Air National Guard Photo)
orth American F-51D Mustangs of the Texas Air National Guard, c1979.
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73656), shown here as an F-51D serving with the Texas Air National Guard, Ellington Field, Houston, 1948. This aircraft has been preserved and is currently flown by Fred Akary, Avignon-Caumont, France, Reg. No. F-AZXS.
(Texas ANG Photo)
North American F-51D Mustang (Serial No. 45-11457), 182nd Fighter Squadron, ca 1950.
Utah
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73215), Utah Air National Guard, 1950.
(Bill Larkins Photo)
North American F-51D-25NA Mustangs, Utah Air National Guard, being serviced, ca 1950.
Vermont
(USAAF Photo)
North American F-51H Mustangs, Vermont Air National Guard, Burlington Airport, Vermont, 1952.
Virginia
The Virginia ANG flew Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, c1950.
Washington
(USAF Photos)
North American F-51D-25NA Mustangs (Serial Nos. 44-63664 and 44-73313), Washington Air National Guard, ca 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73561), 116th Fighter Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, ca 1946.
Washington District of Columbia
(USAF Photo)
North American P-51H-5-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-64448), 121st Fighter Squadron, District of Columbia Air National Guard, 194
West Virginia
(USGOV-PD Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73574) from the 167th Fighter Group, West Virginia Air National Guard.
(USAF Photo)
West Virginia ANG 167th Fighter Squadron – P-51D Mustangs. Identified aircraft: North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-15500). North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-72956), and North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73175).
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-72948), one of the last Mustangs in squadron service with the United States Air Force that were retired from the 167th Fighter Bomber Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, 27 January 1957. 44-72948, is on display at the WV ANG headquarters, Yeager Regional Airport, Charleston, West Virginia.
Wisconsin
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang, (Serial No. 44-74536), 126th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, ca. 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang, (Serial No. 44-63845), 126th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, ca. 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51D-30-NA Mustangs, 126th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, ca. 1948.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51K-5-NT Mustang (Serial No. 45-11558), 176th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51K-5-NT Mustang formation flight, 176th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard.
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51K-5-NT Mustang (Serial No. 44-84860), 176th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard.
Wyoming
(USAF Photo)
North American F-51-25NA Mustangs, 187th Fighter Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, 1948.