Tag: P-51 Mustang
The P-51 Mustang, serial number of 44-74202, was once assigned to the unit as a military fighter aircraft from 1953 to 1956. A P-51 Mustang arrived back on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base, Louisville, Ky, on Apr. 12, 2019 more than six decades after departing.
Peace, Lopez and Lang took to the skies together. The flight was smooth, once the fighter pilots became accustomed to the P-51’s relatively leisurely pace Keen-eyed observers searching the skies on Thursday, Sep. 7, 2018 could have seen a unique tribute to the past, present, and future of the Tuskegee Airmen legacy that was born in Alabama more than 77...
The lineage of the Tuskegee Airmen has been passed to the F-16 Vipers belonging to Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing Airmen assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) take great pride in the heritage created for them by the Tuskegee Airmen. In fact as told by Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs in his...
Established in 1997, the HFTCC certifies civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and U.S. Air Force pilots to fly in formation together during the upcoming air show season Air Combat Command is hosting the 20th annual Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course (HFTCC) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Ariz., Feb. 9-12. As explained by Senior Airman Ashley N. Steffen, 355th...
During an orientation flight on board the Mustang the passenger is invited to do the majority of the flight by himself, from basic maneuvering to high performance aerobatics If you ever wondered what it is like learning to fly the legendary P-51 Mustang, in this post you can find a link to a spectacular video that can give you a clue.
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