 "American
Patrol" by Troy WhiteMajor George E. Preddy Jr., of the 487th FS, 352nd FG turns his P-51 Mustang towards a Bf-109G6 from 1./JG 300 as it streaks through a formation of bombers from the 100th BG, known as "The Bloody 100th". The action took place on 29 July 1944 during the 8th AF mission #503 to the Halle-Leuna synthetic oil refineries near Merseberg. Preddy ranks as the world's top scoring P-51 Ace, claiming 24 in Mustangs out of his total score of 27 aerial and 5 ground victories. On Christmas Day, 1944 after scoring his last two victories, Preddy was shot down and killed by American anti-aircraft fire while pursuing an Fw 190 at low level. At the time of his death, George Preddy was the top American Ace still flying operations in the ETO. Print Size: 22" x 28"
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