If the tail number is correct, the Mustang is a P-51B, Merlin powered, built at Inglewood, CA. I had forgotten that the B's only mounted four.50 calibers. Somewhere, there's probably a list of the serial numbers with the planes' fates. I tracked down what happened to a friend's father's B-17G on one of these lists. When he rotated home, it was still flying. I even found pictures of the wrecked bomber online.
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