Jerry Yellin elnisted in the Army Air Corps on February 15, 1942, on his 18th birthday and graduated from Luke Field in August of 1943 as a fighter pilot.  He was in combat in the Pacific Theater and Iwo Jima with the 78th Fighter Squadron and participated in the first land based fighter mission over Japan on April 7, 1945.  The last mission of the war was on August 14, 1945.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with an Oak Leaf cluster and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf clusters.  He was discharged a Captain in December 1945.  The P-51 in the video is owned by Tony Buechler.  A long time Warbirds of America member and supporter.  Tony purhcased his blue nose Mustang in 1985 and has flown it 2400 hours in those 29 years.

Length 21:26, DVD Format