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N51Z

A P-51A. Now there is something you do not see every day. Captured in 2007 at Columbus Ohio. As the link shows, she now carries a very different c/s.

P-51 Mustang Survivors - MustangsMustangs.com

P-51A Mustang Survivor: 43-6006, N51Z, Owner: John Dowd, Based: Syracuse KS - Status: Flying. World War II, North American P-51A-10NA Mustang survivor in civilian ownership
www.mustangsmustangs.net

Cheers

Jeff
 

N51ZM

Another gathering of Mustangs bird from September 2007 in Columbus Ohio.

P-51 Mustang Survivors - MustangsMustangs.com

P-51D Mustang Survivor: 45-11471, N51ZM, Diamondback, Owner: Mustang High Flight LLC, Based: Boise Id - Status: Flying, Registry Past: N5481V, N332, N270MS, N51VW, N51UR. World War II, North American P-51D-30NT Mustang survivor in civilian ownership
mustangsmustangs.com

Cheers

Jeff
 
Got a little story about Old Yeller, Bob Hoover and Merlins Magic, owned and flown by Stu Eberhardt as Race 22.
Way back when? Hoover was flying CAP at Reno. He came in, landed and did a waving roll past the stands heading for the parking area. He was waving, everyone was waving back. He waved some more the crowd stood up and waved their arms frantically at him and he just waved some more. That is until I am sure he felt a terrible jerking, jumping and thumping!!!!!! Seems a pickup truck was parked in His taxi line, more like in his Path! Well.... as it came to pass he sliced and diced that new pickup in nice even slices from front bumper thru the cab, front to back, a little to the right of center actaully. Needless to say it was a real addition to the Show. Next day Old Yeller was referred to as the "Hoover Matic". I have a feeling Bob was a little embarrassed.

Now Race 22 was in a heat, out "on the track" had a little waggle up there, needed to stand on the rudder peddles as I recall him telling us in recounting the event! Seems he lost his trim tab in the rudder, can't imagine what that was like. He managed to land, taxi and park. His race weekend was over....... or was it. Didn't hear how he ended up with the rudder from the Hoover Matic, I can only imagine Bob volunteered it's use, he was that kind of man. But there it is, not many pictures of it around. When Stu had a new rudder fabricated, sans trim tab, he had it painted yellow to show how much he appreciated a fellow pilot loaning him a rudder from a P-51 to get him thru the weekend, and home.

By the way, I did the nose art on #22, way back when I was doing sign painting in the States. Met Bob a couple of times. I used to hang out at LVK, Livermore CA airport. Stu was a good man. He flew F-86's in Korea. That's the Tail of the yellow rudder!
 

N93TF

Seen here in Sarnia Ontario. This was the only time I have seen this airframe. It was involved in a fatal crash a couple of years later ( 2003 ) It was rebuilt, is registered as OO-RYL and still appears in the same colour scheme.

P-51 Mustang Survivors - MustangsMustangs.com

Mustang Survivor: 44-72922, OO-RYL, Scat VII, Owner: Johan Landuyt, Based: Antwerp Belgium - Status: Flying, Registry Past: N7718C (#1), N18Y, N6803T, N557W, N577WD, N91JD, N93TF, PH-VDF. World War II, North American P-51D-25NA Mustang survivor in civilian ownership
www.mustangsmustangs.net


This is the last post for a week or so. I leave for Mexico very early tomorrow morning. See you when I get back.

Cheers

Jeff
 
Gnomey said:
Good shots Jeff!
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I'm enjoying this thread. I've been photographing Mustangs for half a century. I have known many of the birds seen here. Maybe I should start another Mustang photo thread some time.

Diamondback has quite a history -- she was once the most exotic racer of the time. Doghouse removed, radiators in the wings, weighing something like 5600 pounds. It was a sad day for fans of speed when the owner threw away all the racing bits and made her a TF. So she is lovely but with a tragic past (for Race fans anyway). The present owner is a great guy, though. He really enjoys sharing his passion.
 

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