Tag Archive: North American P-51 Mustang

May 31 2013

Doug Matthews sets several records flying a P-51 Mustang

The P-51D Mustang "The Rebel". (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0))

On May 23, Palm Beach-resident  Doug Matthews set several aeronautical records at the controls of his P-51D Mustang “The Rebel”. The records included time to reach altitudes of 9,000 m (approx. 30,000 ft, reached in 18 minutes) and 12,000 m (approx. 40,000 ft, in 31 minutes), as well as altitude records: 40,100 ft in level …

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Jun 14 2012

Collings Foundation’s A-36 flies again

An A-36 Apache/Invader in North Africa. (Photo USAF)

An A-36 Apache, the dive-bomber variant of the P-51 Mustang, flew again on June 13th at New Symrna Beach. The aircraft belongs to the Collings Foundation and was restored by American Aero Services. Source: Florida Warbirds Weblog

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