“England. 1944-06-11. Flight Sergeant D. B. Kairtan, Babinda, Qld, a Mustang pilot with no. 19 Sqn RAF, ready to leave with another load of bombs for a target in the invasion area.”  This is probably a Mustang III.  Allison Mustangs in 2 TAF rarely carried bombs.



Mustang bombed up

"Cutella, Italy. April 1944. North American P51 Mustang aircraft of No. 260 Squadron RAF, in the Maintenance section on an airfield being used by No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF."  In UK/Europe all Mustang III's were retrofitted with the sliding Malcolm hood but in Italy they soldiered on with the original folding design.

RAAF Mustangs, Italy

British prisoners gathered in the town of Tromsø in Northern Norway in May 1940.