ROC P-51D Mustang aircraft fighter 5th Fighter Group, Captain Cheng Sung Ting, ROCAF, 1949 (#1723)

Post-WWII Transfer: This P-51D (USAAF s/n 44-73857) was delivered to the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) under post-war Lend-Lease agreements.

Civil War Service: Assigned to the 5th Fighter Group during the Chinese Civil War (1946–1949), conducting ground-attack and air-superiority missions against Communist forces.
 

Final Retreat to Taiwan: In 1949, as Nationalist forces retreated, #1723 was among 56 ROCAF Mustangs evacuated to Taiwan, becoming part of the island’s first-line air defense.