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North American P-51 Mustangs

Hermann Goering, the head of Hitler's Luftwaffe said it all when he stated, " The day I saw P-51 Mustang flying over Berlin, I knew the jig was up." The Mustang stampede over Germany did help to end the war in Europe with horses named, "Big Beautiful Doll", "Cripes Almighty", Shangri-La, "Macon Belle", "Scat VII", "Flying Dutchman," "Old Crow", "Glamorous Glen", "Angels Playmate", "Moonbeam McSwine", just to name a few of the 15,875 Mustangs that were built. Only 284 of these great WWII fighters remain today and only about 150 of them are in flight worthy condition, a mere 1%.

Who are the keepers of these warriors from WWII? Who have tended to history's stable of great Mustang fighters so that we will all be able to hear and see the P-51 fly in this century? (www.gml2007.com)

P-51 Close Up
:: P-51 Close Up :: 		P-51 InFlight & On Display
:: P-51 InFlight & On Display :: 		P-51 Nose Art
:: P-51 Nose Art ::

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Errol McCollum 31-Mar-2015 04:35
The main advantage the P 51 had was that it's design incorporated the low aspect ratio wing that had far less drag than conventional wings. Therefore it with the behind seat "internal" tank, standard wing tanks and the external drop tanks could fly support missions with the heavy bombers all the way to the target and back. No other fighter could do that. As far as ground attack missions were concerned, the P 47 was the best ground attack aircraft fighter of the war. It could not fly as far as the Mustang, but it could destroy more realestate than any other fighter, especially in the ETO.
Jack Gillen 03-Jul-2007 22:32
great stuff, Larry. You are not only a super photographer but a great guy..
Guest 23-May-2007 00:05
Larry you have put together an outstanding gallery. The inflight shots are exceptional. It was a real pleasure to view all your images. Cheers, George
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