P-47 West by God Virginia Graphics Set Scale:1/5

P-47 West by God Virginia Graphics Set Scale:1/5Part of the 357th Fighter Squadron. Sgt. Arthur R. Minor was responsible for much of the Squadrons nose art. Capt. Dayton C. Castos West by God Virginia was one of his many creations and was crewed by S Sgt. Fred L. Seavey, crew chief, Pvt. Charles R. Betts, assistant, Cpl. Floyd E. Stinemetz, armourer and Sgt. Frank Pukoszek, radio man. Photo by James Butler

Mitch the Witch II was featured in several movies such as Forever Young and Pearl Harbor in which she was launched off the aircraft carrier CV-16 USS Lexington

Ace Pilot First Class Takeo Taminizu of the 303rd Fighter Sentai of the 203rd Kokutai

Photo by Sal Iasilli

On March 4

Wormingford

Built by North American in their Kansas City Plant

were based at Iwo Jima during WWII

Bodeny (United Kingdom)

138th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

He lost most of his altitude trying to get the engine started and it was then too late to bail out

coded "Yellow 1

1148 and it served the US Navy as BuNo 122619