The USAAF accepted this aircraft (43-6006) at Mines Field, California on April 2, 1943.
North American
P-51A-1NA Mustang
This photo was taken on my first visit to Oshkosh in 1987. The best part was when the owner, Waldon Spillers of Versallies, Ohio (a fellow Ohioan), asked me help wipe down her tail. It was love at first sight. The aircraft was sold to Jerry Gabe, of Hollister, California, in 1995. It is now called "Polar Bear".