P-51 Mustang serial number 44-84753 was delivered to the 412th Fighter Group in 1945, between V-E Day and V-J Day.  Based in Georgetown TX, this plane is one of only about 150 P-51′s still flying today.  After a recent restoration, it now carries the paint scheme of another P-51 that flew with the 78th Fighter Group in Duxford England during WWII: Buzzin’ Cuzzin, piloted by Lt. William Bruce Spengler.

IN MEMORIAM

Col. William Bruce Spengler

1924-2011

1944: “Buzzin' Cuzzin” in Duxford England, with pilot Lt. William B Spengler from Chicago, P-51D 44-72481

March 2010: "Buzzin' Cuzzin" arrives in Georgetown TX, P-51D 44-84753

May 2010: Col. Bill Spengler, pilot of the original Buzzin' Cuzzin, with Kent Holiday and Robert Garriott

Sept/Oct 2011 issue of “Warbird Digest,” with Buzzin’ Cuzzin on the cover

(Includes a riveting interview with Col. Bill Spengler, and photos by Scott Slocum.)