Lope's Hope 3rd P-51
by Paul Quinn
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Lope's Hope 3rd P-51
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Paul Quinn
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Photograph - Photograph
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Lope’s Hope 3rd was a P-51C flown by Lt. Donald Lopez. Lt. Lopez served in the China-Burma-India theater with the 14th Air Force, 23rd Fighter Group, 75th Squadron. The 23rd Fighter Group was the descendent of the famous American Volunteer Group or Flying Tigers after the US entered the war. Lt. Lopez had 5 victories in China and went on to become a test pilot in the early years of the jet age. Later he was the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space museum until his death in 2008. Donald Lopez was instrumental in the construction and opening of the National Air and Space Museum.
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