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Title: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: bacon8tr on July 21, 2010, 04:21:27 PM
First my apologies if I have posted this in the wrong section of the forum.  Now for your viewing pleasure http://www.stclairphoto-imaging.com/360/P51-Mustang/P51_swf.html   Just thought this was pretty sweet.  The zoom and pan controls are on the lower left side of the page.   Enjoy!  :salute
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 21, 2010, 05:37:25 PM
Correct me if Im wrong but The plate (right hand side) says model P51B. But it sure looks like a D to me.

Owned and operated by "The History Channel" perhaps.

I watched an entire segment where they kept calling a P51B a P51D once.



Pretty cool find nonetheless

TY

Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: CAP1 on July 21, 2010, 05:42:44 PM
you can get much much closer, should you visit the orlando area of florida. go to kissimmee gateway airport, and look for stallion 51. they have FOUR 2 seat mustangs. a few years back, they let me climb up on the wing to check out the cockpit.

http://www.stallion51.com/

go to this link only after installing a drool bucket between yourself, and your keyboard.  :aok
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 21, 2010, 05:49:45 PM
You can get even closer still and own one  ;)

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,293137.0.html
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: CAP1 on July 21, 2010, 06:42:47 PM
You can get even closer still and own one  ;)

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,293137.0.html

if i had a couple mil laying around.........i would.  :devil
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: TwinBoom on July 21, 2010, 07:08:15 PM
Correct me if Im wrong but The plate (right hand side) says model P51B. But it sure looks like a D to me.

Owned and operated by "The History Channel" perhaps.

I watched an entire segment where they kept calling a P51B a P51D once.



Pretty cool find nonetheless

TY


believe from the red tail its a C model
http://www.youtube.com/user/TwinBoom#p/u/41/HNoZDM7daSs (http://www.youtube.com/user/TwinBoom#p/u/41/HNoZDM7daSs)
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: sizzle22 on July 21, 2010, 07:56:10 PM
it is a c model it says so on the tag on the right hand side of the cockpit.  :aok
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 21, 2010, 08:03:22 PM
it is a c model it says so on the tag on the right hand side of the cockpit.  :aok

Looked like it said B to me.
Then again my eyes aint what they used to be
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: sizzle22 on July 21, 2010, 08:13:04 PM
Looked like it said B to me.
Then again my eyes aint what they used to be
  you can zoom in to it pretty close using the controls in the lower left of your screen or use the wheel on your mouse.
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: Guppy35 on July 21, 2010, 09:41:21 PM
It's the P51C operated by the St. Paul, MN Wing of the CAF.   Back in the mid 70s when I was a teenager, it was in pieces next to Jack Sandberg's hanger at the Crystal Airport where I took flying lessons.  I snuck into that cockpit and saw that dataplate up close.  Built in Dallas.  I spent many an hour trying to figure out how I could somehow sneak in and steal that 51 back in the day :)

Clearly I never figured out how!
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: infowars on July 21, 2010, 10:44:27 PM
That was really cool...  Thanks for the post.
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: FiLtH on July 21, 2010, 10:59:32 PM
It's the P51C operated by the St. Paul, MN Wing of the CAF.   Back in the mid 70s when I was a teenager, it was in pieces next to Jack Sandberg's hanger at the Crystal Airport where I took flying lessons.  I snuck into that cockpit and saw that dataplate up close.  Built in Dallas.  I spent many an hour trying to figure out how I could somehow sneak in and steal that 51 back in the day :)

Clearly I never figured out how!

   Probably would have been in pieces on the other side of the hangar if ya had :)
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: froger on July 22, 2010, 12:21:15 AM
Just a look at the canopy tells the tale.

nice view from where i sit.  :salute




froger
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: jay on July 22, 2010, 05:51:35 AM
back seat??
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: Nypsy on July 22, 2010, 08:06:53 AM
That is very cool Bacon.
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: Dr_Death8 on July 22, 2010, 12:06:42 PM
Correct me if Im wrong but The plate (right hand side) says model P51B.

Look at the canopy,, not a D model. Zoom on the plate on the right side it says it is the P51C-5NT. There is the D sitting to the right.  :salute
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: Dr_Death8 on July 22, 2010, 12:11:22 PM
Also noticed that although it has an assigned serial number, there is no accepted date stamped on same tag, may be a reproduction then who knows how accurate it is...
Title: Re: As close as I may ever get to the real thing...............
Post by: fuzeman on July 22, 2010, 12:26:08 PM
It was said to be a C model at the Geneseo 2010 airshow which I attended all three days. "Greatest Show on Turf!"

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d64/fuzeman/Geneseo%202010%20July%2010/10July2010058.jpg)