Aircraft Photo of FX889 | North American P-51B Mustang III | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	FX889
Aircraft Original Type:	North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Generic Type:	North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Version:	North American P-51B Mustang III
C/n (msn):	102-24826
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Boscombe DownMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGDM IATA: - Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1943
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	749807

Photo Comment
Mustang IIIs covered both the P-51B and P-51C variants and FX889 is a P-51B. It had served with 122 Sqn. It appears to be at Boscombe Down in connection with testing of the Malcolm Hood canopy developed in the UK and retrospectively fitted to RAF and USAAF P-51Bs and P-51Cs. FX889 went on to serve with 315 (Polish) Sqn. Struck off charge in 1947. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 18 November 2024, and has since been viewed 198 times.

Photo Comment

Mustang IIIs covered both the P-51B and P-51C variants and FX889 is a P-51B. It had served with 122 Sqn. It appears to be at Boscombe Down in connection with testing of the Malcolm Hood canopy developed in the UK and retrospectively fitted to RAF and USAAF P-51Bs and P-51Cs. FX889 went on to serve with 315 (Polish) Sqn. Struck off charge in 1947. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

This photo was added on 18 November 2024, and has since been viewed 198 times.

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