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ISSUE
24 - July 2008
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| PONY UP |
By Kevin
Moore, Contributing Editor & Photographer
Roslin, Ontario, Canada
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| Vintage Wings Mustang Mk IV sitting on
the taxiway after it’s flypasts with her sister ship,
the Vintage Wings Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVIe. |
Said by some
to be the best overall fighter aircraft of World War II,
the Mustang was a multi-role fighting machine. It was originally
requested by and designed for the RAF for use in the European
theatre of war as a long-range escort fighter against the
Germans. However, the first Mustangs were equipped with
the Allison engine and were under-powered so their initial
role was that of low-level fighter
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| Vintage Wings
Mustang and Spitfire readying for take-off in preparation
for their flypasts during the Vintage Wings open house, June
7, 2008. |
The Packard/Rolls-Royce Merlin was
slung on the next model of the Mustang and, hence forth,
the airplane proved its worth. Fast, sleek, manoeuvrable,
and deadly. Fitted with external long range drop tanks,
some say it shocked the German fighters when it appeared
in the skies over Germany escorting bomber formations on
daylight raids.
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A close-up of the Mustangs sleek cowling,
showing off the exhaust from the powerful Merlin engine, |
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| The massive 11’2” Hamilton
Standard 4-bladed propeller which pulls the Mustang through
the air at speeds topping out at 440mph! |
Vintage Wings of Canada flies a
North American Mustang Mk IV (P-51D in US markings) painted
in the livery of 442 squadron, RCAF. Originally built in
1941by North American Aviation in California and delivered
to the USAAF, this aircraft was transferred to the RCAF
in 1947. She was struck off strength with the RCAF in 1957
and spent most of the next 40 years in various hands across
the United States before undergoing restoration, starting
in North Carolina, finally being completed in Oklahoma
in 1999.
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| The sleek, clean lines of the Mustang. |
The Mustang flew its first flight
after restoration was completed in June of 2000, flying
as “Miss Oklahoma” and in 2001 she won first
place for “Best P-51” at Oshkosh. In 2005 the
airplane was acquired by Mr. Michael Potter of Ottawa,
Ontario and joined the Vintage Wings collection the following
year after being painted in 442 RCAF colours. |
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| Vintage Wings pilot Tim Leslie taxiing
in after the show. |
The Mustang Mk IV has a top speed
of 440 mph with a service ceiling of more than 40,000 feet
and a range of more than 1000 miles. The airplane could
be fitted with bombs and/or rockets depending on the role
the aircraft was to play. |
There are many Mustangs still flying
today as well as full and ¾ scale look-a-like aircraft,
including ultralight versions. After more than 67 years
since the aircraft first came into service, it’s
still one of the most sought after warbirds on the market
today. To see this beautiful Mustang Mk IV, as well as
all the other beautiful aircraft of Vintage Wings, head
to Gatineau, Quebec for one of their open houses or visit www.vintagewings.ca for
more information and flying schedules. |
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