P-51 First Love .... Last Visit

USAF Lt. Huie Lamb returned to Duxford a few months ago to be reunited with his first love, a P-51 Mustang fighter named "Etta Jeanne II". At 90 years old this could be his last visit.

photo courtesy of American Airpower Museum


Arriving at Duxford on August of 1944 with the 78th Fighter Group, Huie Lamb was assigned a P-51D which named after his sister. Last week this 90 year old veteran returned to his old WWII base Duxford for the unveiling of his newly restored P-51 at the American Air Power Museum at Duxford.
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Huie Lamb 1944, photo courtesy of American Airpower Museum


This P-51D Mustang "Etta Jeanne II" is believed to be the world's oldest P-51 in existence.