Registration / Serial:44-63955
Alternate Serial:463955
Aircraft Original Type:North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Generic Type:North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Version:North American P-51D Mustang
C/n (msn):122-31681
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:21 FG / 46 FS
Aircraft Name:Tiny "Gay Baba"
City / Airport:Iwoto (RJAW / IWO)Map
Country:Japan
Photo Date:January 1945 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:482115Submit Correction
View count: 323
Gay had a different meaning in 1945 and the aircraft's name likely refers to the pilot's happy baby child. The aircraft was lost in a midair collision off Iwo Jima on September 21, 1945. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland
Registration / Serial:44-63955
Alternate Serial:463955
Aircraft Version:North American P-51D Mustang
C/n (msn):122-31681
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Iwoto (RJAW / IWO)Map
Country:Japan
Photo Date:January 1945 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:44-63955
Alternate Serial:463955
Aircraft Original Type:North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Generic Type:North American P-51 Mustang
Aircraft Version:North American P-51D Mustang
C/n (msn):122-31681
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:21 FG / 46 FS
Aircraft Name:Tiny "Gay Baba"
City / Airport:Iwoto (RJAW / IWO)Map
Country:Japan
Photo Date:January 1945 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:482115Submit Correction
View count: 323
Gay had a different meaning in 1945 and the aircraft's name likely refers to the pilot's happy baby child. The aircraft was lost in a midair collision off Iwo Jima on September 21, 1945. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland
Registration / Serial:44-63955
Alternate Serial:463955
Aircraft Version:North American P-51D Mustang
C/n (msn):122-31681
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Iwoto (RJAW / IWO)Map
Country:Japan
Photo Date:January 1945 to August 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive