
Assigned to the newly formed Tactical Ninth Air Force the 354th Fighter Group would be the first unit to take the Merlin-engine P-51 Mustang into combat escorting heavy bombers in the strategic campaign in December 1943. With the Mustang's long-range and maneuverability the 354th changed the nature ...
The history behind the plane: Fv26001 - a P-51B-5-NA. This aircraft, USAAF serial 43-6365, served with the 355th FS, 354th FG , coded GQ-J and nicknamed "Z Hub" - it was interned in Sweden on 13th May 1944 when it landed in Sweden due to fuel-exhaustion. It was soon put into service with the ...
Heroes of the 354th - Reunions - Updated
F-16s from the 107th Fighter Squadron deployed to Kirkuk in February 2004 to replace the 354th Fighter Squadron. The 107th became the first F-16 unit to be based in Iraq. It was stationed at Kirkuk Air Base. The unit returned home in early June 2004
A new clip about what the 354th did in WW2 and the reunions they have every year
Heroes of the 354th - Lt. Ed Ryan - A daughter talks about her father who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the British in 1940. The British Mustang Mk I began serving with British units in early 1942. The P-51 eventually came in the U.S. Army Air Force inventory and developed in a Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined long-range fighter. The 354th Fighter ...
Designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the British in 1940. The British Mustang Mk I began serving with British units in early 1942. The P-51 eventually came in the U.S. Army Air Force inventory and developed in a Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined long-range fighter. The 354th Fighter ...
Designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the British in 1940. The British Mustang Mk I began serving with British units in early 1942. The P-51 eventually came in the U.S. Army Air Force inventory and developed in a Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined long-range fighter. The 354th Fighter ...
Designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the British in 1940. The British Mustang Mk I began serving with British units in early 1942. The P-51 eventually came in the U.S. Army Air Force inventory and developed in a Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined long-range fighter. The 354th Fighter ...