Arrival of 12 P-51 Mustang
By Roel Bazuin
- 1 minutes read - 65 wordsAirbase 11VB Polonia - Medan - Sumatra
Under the command of Captain Gerard Deibel, the first 12 P-51D of the squadron arrived november 15 1946 on Polonia from Tjililitan on Java, flying a distance of 1390 km.
The Mustangs were accompanied by a Mitchell B-25 with a team from the technical service under the command of adjudant C.W. Bastiaans.
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