Mustang Sally

[Ferrari Spider]

Bill, I don't think it is an Emu in front of the kite, maybe Whippy the Bush Kangaroo

[Steve Pyro]

Sod all this hairy plane chat.

Mustang Steve -

[F-Troop Mom]

...ahhh, back to cars.  Now I can follow the conversation!

[mgmark]

...ahhh, back to cars.  Now I can follow the conversation!

wot, you mean like this.....http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/p51pics/mustangsx2/home.php, scroll down the page for different variants...



MG Mark

[Brad Zarse]

ONE SONG....HE'S ONLY GOT ONE SONG!

[mgmark]

ONE SONG....HE'S ONLY GOT ONE SONG!

I'm all confused now......do you mean the song of a 1649ci, single stage, two-speed supercharged V12, or a 427ci big block, normally aspirated V8, or JPC's traditional rendition of the thread title.....

MG Mark  

[Ferrari Spider]

ONE SONG....HE'S ONLY GOT ONE SONG!

so you say, but which one...

[Perdu]

I could hang around all day listening to each or any one of 'em

music



for preference though I'll take mine 1940s vintage

damned good link Mark

I'll take the P51B please

[Bentley boy]

I'll take the P51B please

I know the P51 is considered the better aircraft but give me a MK9 Spit anyday 

[Perdu]

I'll take the P51B please

I know the P51 is considered the better aircraft but give me a MK9 Spit anyday 

Oh yes?

I didn't see that on the list of options

I base my opinions on my dad's assertions, he was posted temporarily to the Poles when they had P51As. He was an "Armaments Technician" assigned to teach their armourers the intimate intricacies of the interrupter gear. Seems  the Air Ministry thought it a good idea to stop their cheery pilots shooting the props off their Allisons in fits of boyish enthusiasm.

He always swore that ditching the Allison and the associated nose mounted guns in favour of the Merlin made the Mustang a fine aeroplane, as noted since by hundreds of people

Yes the Spit MkIX was wonderful, but on balance, being able to dogfight halfway across Germany even to Berlin, gives the 'Stang a little edge I suppose, even though the Spit remains my fave beastie.

My dad had been an Armourer at Hawkinge in 1940 and served as such in various Fighter and Bomber units 'til late in the war when he became an Airgunner in Coastal Command.

Sorta gave me a boyish respect for his opinions...

[Barry]

Watched 'TheTuskegee Airmen' over the Xmas holidays.
Not only fighting the Third Reich, but redneck attitudes as well.
Respect.

[mgmark]

I'll take the P51B please

I know the P51 is considered the better aircraft but give me a MK9 Spit anyday 

Favourite single engine piston fighter for me has to be http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/Hawker-Tempest-Mk2/1109843/L/&tbl=&photo_nr=18&sok=&sort=&prev_id=1109844&next_id=1109842 

MG Mark

[nopanic - neil]

Watched 'TheTuskegee Airmen' over the Xmas holidays.
Not only fighting the Third Reich, but redneck attitudes as well.
Respect.

George Lucas has been working on a film based on the Tuskegee Airman and the film under the title Red Tails is due out this year.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/

[garyfrogeye]

and my fave Spitfire
http://www.deroeck.co.uk/planes/Spitfire-Mk-XIV-JEJ.html

[Perdu]

Well I dunno Gary

It's all right, but for me the Spit should be Merlin engined

I'm with Bentleyboy on that.  I'll take the Mk 9 please, espcially in Johnny Johnson's iconic JEJ markings as made years ago by Airfix.