North American P-51 Mustang by goodoleboy
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Captured back on 4/4/09, at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California.
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October.
Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.
Comments (8)
Mustangs have always been a great name or planes and autos. Love this cool plane and desgn. Great 2pk.
My all-time favorite airplane! Love the 'Stang, and you got a pair of excellent photos of this one.
A great war plane... one of my favorites...
Possibly the most beautiful piston engine plane ever designed.
It doesnt look as dangerous as the other one with the shark face :D
What an ace! 30 downed German planes! Good photo. Keep up the good work! :-)
Fascinating to read Rod, here. (He worked with aircraft in the Vietnam War.) I don't know anything about these, or their long traditions; your wiki blurb helps a lot. Both shots are filled with bright light, and you show the beauty and proud angle of these planes. (How they have their noses in the air, like that.) I love the red tip too. In the 1st shot, the lines of the runway give sweep to the plane; and in the 2d shot, the closeup lets us see the riveting and the irregular metal work, and the whole 'patchwork' involved in constructing a plane. Fine shots of a beautiful plane.
such a beautiful and totally functional and deadly aircraft - great shots and wonderful blurb