Mustang Sally

[Ferrari Spider]

is this Mustang Sally

yeee how

[Dirk3D_NL]

if not, she should be!

[F-Troop Mom]

...you'd have to ask Mark?!

[mgmark]

No doubt JPC, that well known crooner of the song will comment in due course, but for this Mark, it ticks the right boxes.  It is a North American Aviation P-51 Mustang, and the young lady is probably called Sally   

Although you could argue that it is the wrong P-51D, as the real P-51D "Mustang Sally" is flying out of California http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4474494.html, at which point the name of the young lady ceases to be relevant........

MG Mark 

[nopanic - neil]

No doubt JPC, that well known crooner of the song will comment in due course, but for this Mark, it ticks the right boxes.  It is a North American Aviation P-51 Mustang, and the young lady is probably called Sally   

Although you could argue that it is the wrong P-51D, as the real P-51D "Mustang Sally" is flying out of California http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4474494.html, at which point the name of the young lady ceases to be relevant........

MG Mark 

Oh wow - thanks.

Just noticed that plane 

[Ferrari Spider]

are you really, really sure it is NA?

[mgmark]

are you really, really sure it is NA?

Most certainly not North American as the aircraft is marked, but my reference to NAA was as the original manufacturer.

MG Mark

[Ferrari Spider]

Maybe a CAC manufactured kite?  Interesting working on the 'Merlin' fitted in mustangs, there are quite noticable external differences between American and British produced engines.

[mgmark]

And that one is, to be accurate a North American Aviation P51, built under license by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia as a CA-18 Mk21, construction number 1429.  Now living in Point Cook down under but on the ground at the moment for repairs http://www.mustangjoyflights.com.au/  

MG Mark  

[Ferrari Spider]

yep,one of my oz relies lives not far from Point Cook, believe or not he is in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of 'Dust Offs'.

[mgmark]

Lucky chap - hopefully as the pilot rather than the patient?

[Ferrari Spider]

Lucky chap - hopefully as the pilot rather than the patient?

you bet, or he would have had lots of holes.  Still going strong and giving them hell, only recently caught for driving with a bit too much ale after a RAAF bash.

[mgmark]

Good for him, and long may he continue to do so (go strong and give them hell that is) 

[Ferrari Spider]

Good for him, and long may he continue to do so (go strong and give them hell that is) 

Sadly, we'll need to change his nickname from Snow to Just Bald.

[Perdu]

hey everybody

did anyone notice there was a "bird" on the picture with the Aussie Mustang

TBH I noticed more about her first then the slightly larger than usual fin fillet on the 51

Were Aussie Mustangs designated P51K? I seem to remember that from the distant past...

Great picture Peter and very instructive. Obviously airfield safety equipment is coming along by leaps and bounds.

Aircooled summer trouserings, excellent.

I'll look for that next time I visit an airfield, cool or what?