WW2 nose art *caution for younger viewers*

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What a magnificent photo. He's sitting in a North American P-51D Mustang that has a British Spitfire rear-view mirror attached to the upper windscreen. The gunsight is covered in the photo, probably for reasons of secrecy. He was probably about 24 then? Think of it: being 24 years old flying escort at 30,000 feet over Germany in a P-51 watching for Germans coming up to attack the bombers---and you could be killed at any moment. In most squadrons anyone over 25 was considered an "old man." Incredible.