44-74547 of the 20th FG. This plane crashed in July 1947.
44-74624 sports an early “buzz number” on its nose.
The group commander’s P-51, 44-84750.
Same aircraft. Later transferred to the South African Air Force, it was shot down in Korea.
The commander’s bird.
Here are a few photos from an airman who was stationed at Shaw Field (now Shaw AFB) in South Carolina, and, judging by the markings on these Mustangs, the pics were taken not terribly long after the war. Most of the birds are from the 20th Fighter Group, which arrived at Shaw in October 1946, so it is safe to date these photos to early-mid 1947.
The Jive Bomber 