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[[File:Charles Daniels Collection Photo North American P-51 Mustang 473287 (15265835981).jpg|thumb|<nowiki>''Worry Bird''</nowiki> during World War II]]
'''''Worry Bird''''' is a [[North American P-51 Mustang variants|North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang]] (ser. no. 44-73287) currently based at the [[Air Combat Museum]] at [[Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport]] in [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], [[Illinois]]. The aircraft was built in 1944 and delivered to the [[United States Army Air Force]] (USAAF) in the following year to serve in [[World War II]]. At the time, the P-51D was a major component of the USAAF fleet and ''Worry Bird'' escorted Allied bombers on long-range air raids in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Museums Aircraft: North American P-51D Mustang|url=http://www.aircombatmuseum.org/museums_aircraft.htm|publisher=Air Combat Museum|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref>
'''''Worry Bird''''' is a [[North American P-51 Mustang variants|North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang]] (ser. no. 44-73287) currently based at the [[Air Combat Museum]] at [[Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport]] in [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], [[Illinois]]. The aircraft was built in 1944 and delivered to the [[United States Army Air Force]] (USAAF) in the following year to serve in [[World War II]]. At the time, the P-51D was a major component of the USAAF fleet and ''Worry Bird'' escorted Allied bombers on long-range air raids in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Museums Aircraft: North American P-51D Mustang|url=http://www.aircombatmuseum.org/museums_aircraft.htm|publisher=Air Combat Museum|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons|44-73287 (aircraft)}}
*[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4473287.html Warbird Registry - P-51 Mustang/44-73287]
*[http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4473287.html Warbird Registry - P-51 Mustang/44-73287]
*[http://www.aircombatmuseum.org/ Air Combat Museum]
*[http://www.aircombatmuseum.org/ Air Combat Museum]

Revision as of 18:12, 12 July 2024

Worry Bird
Worry Bird at the Air Combat Museum
Type North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang
Serial 44-73287
First flight 1944
Status Airworthy
Preserved at Preserved in airworthy condition at the Air Combat Museum at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois
US ARMY Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287
Worry Bird is located in Illinois
Worry Bird
Worry Bird is located in the United States
Worry Bird
LocationCapital Airport, 0.5 N of Jct. of IL 29 and Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates39°50′27″N 89°40′33″W / 39.84083°N 89.67583°W / 39.84083; -89.67583
NRHP reference No.99000254[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1999
''Worry Bird'' during World War II

Worry Bird is a North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang (ser. no. 44-73287) currently based at the Air Combat Museum at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois. The aircraft was built in 1944 and delivered to the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) in the following year to serve in World War II. At the time, the P-51D was a major component of the USAAF fleet and Worry Bird escorted Allied bombers on long-range air raids in Germany.[2]

While the P-51 Mustang was a versatile aircraft used in many roles during the war, its role in European bombing missions was perhaps its most significant, and several historians and Air Force veterans believe the aircraft gave the Allies a decisive advantage in the European aerial theater.[3]

After World War II ended, Worry Bird served in the Korean War and at several Air Force bases before its retirement in 1957. It passed through multiple private owners over the following decades; in the early 1990s, Mike George restored the aircraft and moved it to its current base.[4]

Worry Bird was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1999.[1] Out of over 8,000 P-51 Mustangs which served the U.S. in World War II, Worry Bird was one of 166 surviving and 104 that could still be flown as of its listing.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "The Museums Aircraft: North American P-51D Mustang". Air Combat Museum. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Thompson, Stephen A. (August 31, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: U.S. Army Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "U.S. Army Aircraft P-51D-25NA 44-73287". National Park Service. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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