P-51 Mustang

[gi-rene]

[gi-rene]

In a lineup... If they were the car, it'd be like walking into the parking lot at school.... (middle class redneck thing, its like a Ford Dealership blew up back home... even in the Marines 'Stangs are a common sight, they are a bit cheap )

[gi-rene]

Love the stain the exhaust and bits of oil have made along the shiny aluminum..

[Whiterook]

What a beautiful bird! One of my favs!!! Thanks for those great images!

[Aussie Dave]

Originally Posted by gi-rene

Don't ask me what versions these are because I don't know, I was too busy being a re-enactor to hear what the announcer was saying and I didn't get a program. I probably should have in retrospect. Anyways, the P-51s:

Cool pictures.


All the Mustangs in the photos are Mid-Late Production P-51D's.

They can be identified by the addition of a 'Dorsal Fin' on the tail.
The Dorsal Fin was introduced to the Mid-Late D model Mustangs to correct the directional stability problems the earlier D's had.


Cheers,
Dave

[Blacksheep 214]

Notice how the guy in the P-51 "moonbeam..." made the effort at wearing the right flight gear??? The guy in "Petie..." didnt give a rats ass, and it shows by spoiling the vintage appeal of the shot...destroys the illusion of 1944 that the first P51 has!...

Owners.....

SF
Brad

[cavszabo]

Hi all you Mustang experts!

I am trying to help a South African family find closure on a loved one, who went down in a SAAF Mustang Mark III (P-51C) in 1945 over Yugoslavia. There seems to be some concern about the changes made to the Mark III, including a larger fuel tank. This was thought to cause "directional instability". How true is this, and did any changes, such as adding the bubble canopy for the Mark V (P-51D) seriously affect the Mustang's performance?

Thanks in advance for the help,
Cheerio,
Chris