| Original caption: “North American’s P-51 Mustang Fighter is in service with Britain’s Royal Air Force [(RAF)], N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Incorporated, Inglewood, California.” A British North American NA-73 Mustang Mark I (s/n AL968) being test-flown at Inglewood, California. This plane was 1 of the original batch of 300 aircraft ordered by the Royal Air Force in December 1940 before the Lend-Lease Act. Note that the fighter wears United States national insignias that were used by American forces up to April 1942. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2193.jpg |
| Image Size | 384.84 KB |
| Image Dimensions | 3000 x 2317 |
| Photographer | Mark Sherwood |
| Photographer Title | Office of War Information |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | October 1, 1942 |
| Location | Inglewood |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State or Province | California |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | Library of Congress |
| Record Number | LC-USW36-250 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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