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Old 18-03-2008, 05:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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P51 in flight!

I took this picture a few months ago at a private airshow in Virginia.



Here is some still photos of the same plane in the hangar.





I also have this video from a different P51 doing a 'strafing run' at another demonstration in Ohio in 2006.

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Old 18-03-2008, 05:57 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hey good pix. Really like the top one.
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Lovely , One of thebest British aircraft of the war...

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Lovely , One of thebest British aircraft of the war...

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Beautiful Aircraft! Thanks for posting them Emerson
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Great photo of a great aeroplane.

Thanks for sharing.

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