P-51B Mustang

Flying a North American P-51B Mustang, 1st Lt. Ralph K. Hofer of the 4th Fighter Group strafes a train east of Calais, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in a painting by Wade Meyers. Two months later, on August 8, 1st Lt. Charles M. Lee was shot down near Saint-Dizier during a similar ground-attack mission while piloting a P-51B.