A RF-51D from the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, with their fancy polka-dot details.
Livery for the P-51D, made to look like a RF-51D from the 45th TRS. The 45th was the only group to fly the RF-51D in Korea. They were initally set to fly the RF-80, but the short range of the jet made it impractical. Instead the squadron flew photo-reconnaissance Mustangs until 1952, when they got the RF-80s again. They often flew armed reconnaissance, carrying extra rockets or bombs, to be able to ...