George Earl Preddy Jr. was a United States Army Air Forces officer during World War II and a flying ace credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills, ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War
George E. Preddy Jr
Preddy hold up hands for six enemy aircraft he shot down on 6 August 1944 mission.
Restored P-51 Mustang Cripes A Mighty 3rd
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed
George Preddy
…a flying ace credited with 26.83 enemy air-to-air kills (a number that includes shared one-half and one-third victory credits), ranking him as the top P-51 Mustang ace of World War II and eighth on the list of highest scoring American aces. Preddy was born in 1919 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the second of four…
P-51D nicknamed "Tika IV" of 361st Fighter Group with underwing drop tanks
North American NA-73X, with a short carburetor air-intake scoop and the frameless, rounded windshield: On the production Mustang Mk Is, the frameless windshield was replaced with a three-piece unit that incorporated a bullet-resistant windshield.
P-51D on the Inglewood assembly line
XP-51 41-039 is one of two Mustang Mk I aircraft handed over to the USAAC for testing