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Mustang Monday #304Commemorating the 78th anniversary of D-Day with an all invasion stripe Heritage Flight. The black-and-white stripes were introduced during Operation Neptune to identify Allied aircraft and reduce the chance that they would be attacked by friendly forces on the ground or in the air.U.S. Air Force Maj. Cody “ShIV” Wilton, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team and pilot, in the specially-marked Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II leads Jim Beasley Jr. in the North American P-51D Mustang "Bald Eagle" and Dan Friedkin in the North American P-51D Mustang "Frenesi" in the Air Force Heritage Flight during the 2020 Heritage Flight Conference held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.