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English: "The Bottisham Four", four U.S. Army Air Force North American P-51 Mustang fighters from the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group, from RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire (UK), in flight on 26 July 1944.

The nearest aircraft is P-51D-5-NA s/n 44-13410 ("Lou IV" on the left side, the 4th aircraft named after his daughter, "Athelene" on the right side, probably the crew chief's lady friend or wife), flown by the 361st CO, Col. Thomas J.J. Christian Jr., who was killed in this plane while dive-bombing the Arras marshalling yards on 12 August 1944.
The 2nd aircraft is P-51D-5-NA s/n 44-13926, already equipped with the fin-fillet, was flown by Lt. Urban L. "Ben" Drew. This aircraft crashed during a training flight near Stalham, Norfolk, on 9 August 1944, the pilot, 2Lt. Donald D. Dellinger, was killed.
The 3rd aircraft is P-51D-5-NA s/n 44-13568 ("Sky Bouncer" later "Alice Marie") flown by Capt. Bruce W. "Red" Rowlett, 375th FS operations officer. This aircraft suffered an engine failure on take-off and crashed on 3 April 1945.

The furthest P-51 is P-51B-15-NA s/n 42-106811 flown by Capt. Francis T. Glankler (named "Suzy-G", after his wife), 375th FS "D" Flight commander. This plane was written off after a crash landing at Bottisham following a combat mission on 11 September 1944.
Português: "Os Quatro de Bottisham", quatro caças norte-americanos P-51 Mustang da Força Aérea do Exército do Estados Unidos do 375º Esquadrão de Caças, 361º Grupo de Caças, da RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire (Reino Unido), em voo em 26 de julho de 1944.

A aeronave mais próxima é um P-51D-5-NA número de série 44-13410 ("Lou IV" no lado esquerdo, o quarto avião com o nome de sua filha; "Athelene" no lado direito, provavelmente a amiga ou esposa do chefe do pessoal de bordo), pilotado pelo Oficial Comandante Cel. Thomas J. J. Christian Jr., que foi morto em seu avião enquanto mergulhava bombardeando o pátio de manobras de Arras em 12 de agosto de 1944.
A segunda aeronave é um P-51D-5-NA número de série 44-13926, já equipado com carenagem na barbatana, era pilotado pelo Ten. Urban L. "Ben" Drew. Essa aeronave caiu durante um voo de treino próximo a Stalham, Norfolk, em 9 de agosto de 1944, onde o piloto, 2º Ten. Donald D. Dellinger, morreu.
A terceira aeronave é um P-51D-5-NA número de série 44-13568 ("Sky Bouncer" e posteriormente "Alice Marie") pilotado pelo Cap. Bruce W. "Red" Rowlett, oficial de operações do 375º Esquadrão de Caças. Essa aeronave sofreu uma falha no motor durante uma decolagem e caiu em 3 de abril de 1945.

O P-51 mais distante é o P-51B-15-NA número de série 42-106811 pilotado pelo Cap. Francis T. Glankler (nomeado "Suzy-G", nome de sua esposa), Comandante de voo "D" do 375º Esquadrão de Caças. Essa aeronave foi sucateada depois de fazer um pouso forçado em Bottisham depois de uma missão de combate em 11 de setembro de 1944.
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Author USAAF, photographed for a series of U.S. 8th Air Force publicity pictures for widespread distribution (photos were taken from B-17G bombers of the 91st Bomb Group) [1].
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