North American P-51C-5-NT Mustang (F-6C) Serial 42-103368 of the 15th TRS at St. Dizler Airfield (ALG A-64), France, Autumn 1944. This aircraft was flown by Captain John H. Hoefker, who used it to shoot down three enemy aircraft in June 1944. Captain Hoefker became the 10th Group's first Ace and finished the war with 8½ air victories, although he (unofficially) had kills. This aircraft survived the war, only to be scrapped on June 26, 1946.

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