P-51D Mary Alice II Scale:1/11

P-51D Mary Alice II Scale:1/11

VA-164 was assigned to the Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 18 March to 20 October 1975

And among the brave pilots who protected the vessels - mainly private fishing or pleasure boats - and Allied forces from the Luftwaffe was Geoffrey Dalton Stephenson in his Spitfire

Watts s/n 11 (F8040) Toul

Horst Buddenhagen of 5/JG 3

and he transitioned from the P-40 to the P-47 Thunderbolt during this time

After “First Sergeant” was destroyed on May 27

Pilot - 2nd Lt George Welch

and then retired to Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona

so his name went on the front cockpit of aircraft 201 (the CO's airplane) since it was a back-seater

Unit: GC 2/5 Lafayette

and cut for use of the aluminum

RAF Serial: AR-V (ex AR-P