P-51D 44-72216 'Miss Helen' - a photo on Flickriver

P-51D 44-72216 'Miss Helen'

            P-51D 44-72216, 'Miss Helen' seen here at the 2024 Shuttleworth Air Festival, painted in USAAF 352nd Fighter Group colours, just as the aircraft would have appeared in 1945 when based in England.

Delivered to the USAAF in January 1945, 44-72216 was assigned to 352nd Fighter Group, 487th Fighter Squadron based at RAF Bodney in Norfolk, eastern England. This Mustang was flown by Capt. Raymond Littge as ‘Miss Helen’ and later by Lt. Russell Ross as ‘Miss Nita’. After WWII it was sold off by the USAAF, passing to the Royal Swedish Air Force and then Israeli Air Force. After being recovered from Israel in the mid 1970’s by a private collector the aircraft was restored to airworthiness in the 1980’s in the UK. It starred in the 1989 Hollywood film Memphis Belle painted as 'Miss L'.

Taken in: UK / England / Northill / Upper Caldecote (show map)

Taken on: June 29, 2024

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P-51D

Miss Helen

44-72216

Old Warden

Shuttleworth

2024

Air Festival « less

Sets appears in: • Airshows - Old Warden

Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/11.0, 1/250 sec, 400mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 5.5 (Windows)
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