P-51D "Dopie Okie" 487 FS "Meyer's Maulers" 452 FG, RAF Duxford PrintS
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Dopey Okie was the P-51 assigned to Lt Karl Dittmer of the 487 FS, 452 FG, 8 AF called “The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney” in South East England. They were the 4th highest scoring Mustang Group of WW2, destroying over 800 enemy aircraft in 13 months before VE day.
Known as “Old Tat,” he was the dad of one of my squadron mates who over 70 years later asked me to create a print of the plane. Dittmer had already completed a 25 mission tour as a B-17 pilot before converting to fighters. He subsequently flew F-51’s and F-86’s in Korea, and eventually served as an O-1 pilot, FAC, and ALO during Vietnam.
Dopey Okie was a P-51-D-15 NA and is shown in her typical configuration with a pair of 75 gallon drop tanks, ready for a mission over the continent.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.
Images are reduced fidelity for copyright protection.
Dopey Okie was the P-51 assigned to Lt Karl Dittmer of the 487 FS, 452 FG, 8 AF called “The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney” in South East England. They were the 4th highest scoring Mustang Group of WW2, destroying over 800 enemy aircraft in 13 months before VE day.
Known as “Old Tat,” he was the dad of one of my squadron mates who over 70 years later asked me to create a print of the plane. Dittmer had already completed a 25 mission tour as a B-17 pilot before converting to fighters. He subsequently flew F-51’s and F-86’s in Korea, and eventually served as an O-1 pilot, FAC, and ALO during Vietnam.
Dopey Okie was a P-51-D-15 NA and is shown in her typical configuration with a pair of 75 gallon drop tanks, ready for a mission over the continent.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.