P-51 Mustang spotted?

[Greendubber]

I was washing the other halfs car yesterday when I heard a loud aircraft approaching, Iooked up and I'm convinced it was a Mustang.

Are there any flying in the UK? It had black and white stripes on each wing, it was also getting a bit of a shift on so didn't have time to get my phone out and take a terrible picture

It looked fantastic as it went over and sounded amazing, made my day.

[ecsrobin]

Where do you live? There are a few flying in the UK.

[Greendubber]

I'm on the Warwickshire/Midlands border.

Seems like there are a few then which is good news, hopefully it'll come over again soon. We've had a Spitfire, some Apaches and Chinooks before so it's another one for the list.

[Eric Mc]

I was over at Duxford last week and I counted at least four airworthy P-51s in the hangers there.

[Wacky Racer]

My favourite WW2 fighter along with the Spitfire.

A beautiful plane.

Was invaluable as an escort to US bombers when fitted with long range fuel tanks towards the end of the war.

[LotusOmega375D]

Yes the one at Sywell (Northants) was up and about over our house yesterday. I heard the supercharger scream before I saw the plane. Quite a different tone to a Spitfire.

[Eric Mc]

I've heard that the characteristic whine associated with the P-51 is generated by air flowing over the gun ports.

[RichGault]

It's the P-51's very own blue note

[CanAm]

Eric Mc said:

I've heard that the characteristic whine associated with the P-51 is generated by air flowing over the gun ports.

One of the aircraft restoration films proved this to be the cause by playing a high pressure air hose over the gun ports.

[aeropilot]

LotusOmega375D said:

Yes the one at Sywell (Northants) was up and about over our house yesterday. I heard the supercharger scream before I saw the plane.

As mentioned above, that noise isn't the supercharger.

For a very audible supercharger scream/whine, you need to hear the DB605 in a late model Me109

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

Gorgeous aren’t they? I actually prefer them to the Spitfire.

I often see this beauty flying around the Midlands, the sound stirs the soul

[Eric Mc]

It's quite a bit bigger than a Spitfire.

[aeropilot]

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:

Gorgeous aren’t they? I actually prefer them to the Spitfire.

Best looking (IMHO) was the P-51B/C with the 'Malcolm hood'...... shame Berlin Express couldn't have stayed for another season in the UK

[Eric Mc]

I quite like the original Allison powered version -