October 26th 1941 P-51 Maiden Flight.

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The Mighty P-51...:flag:

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Trivia: The last P-51 variant's were still in service in the late 1970's as US Army helicopter Chase Planes

[SS427]

My all time favorite WWII airplane. Take a ride in one as it is well worth the money!

[mssl72]

The P51 is an awesome aircraft. I was at Lackland Airfield and saw a version I have never seen before, the F82. The F82 is a twin version of the P51. I've seen a few of them now, only static display.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/F82_twin_mustang.jpg

I guess there's one flying!

http://xp-82twinmustangproject.blogspot.com/

[AnthonyS]

P51 Mustang II ?!

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[SS427]

P51 Mustang II ?!

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Nope. Only a handful of parts are interchangeable between the two and otherwise it is a completely redesigned airplane.

[SS427]

The P51 is an awesome aircraft. I was at Lackland Airfield and saw a version I have never seen before, the F82. The F82 is a twin version of the P51. I've seen a few of them now, only static display. I guess there's one flying!


There is one flying and one nearing completion. I used to visit the yet unfinished one at the Anoka County Airport in MN many times a year when it was located there. Somewhere I have many photos of the work being done on it.

Currently this is the only one flying. Here is the YouTube video of the find and partial restoration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQP0IHH3FTs

Here is the YouTube video of the flight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrkjSUU11c

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