These walk-around photos were taken at the RAF Museum London in Hendon in 2019. They show a North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang, displayed as 44-13317/VF-B "Donald Duck" of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force — painted to represent the aircraft flown by Captain Donald R. Emerson from Debden in 1944-45. The Mustang was arguably the most important fighter of the Second World War, its combination of long range, speed and manoeuvrability allowing the 8th Air Force to escort its bombers deep into Germany and decisively defeat the Luftwaffe in the air. The 4th Fighter Group, built around the nucleus of the American Eagle Squadrons who had already fought with the RAF, was one of the most successful USAAF fighter groups of the war. The aircraft displayed is not the original 44-13317 but P-51D-30-NA serial 44-74409, built in 1945 and subsequently transferred to the RCAF as 9235 in 1950. After retiring from Canadian service it passed through a series of civilian owners in the United States, remaining airworthy throughout, before being generously donated to the RAF Museum in 2003 by collector Bob Tullius of the Group 44 racing team. It made its final flight before dismantlement for shipping to the UK, and has been on display at Hendon since 2004.