An 82-year-old North American P-51 Mustang: N51LW
The aircraft was reported near Ypsilanti, Michigan. Its registration also appears in the Plane Alert DB community watchlist.
Aircraft type · P51
North American P-51 Mustang observations
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About the North American P-51 Mustang
- The company instead proposed a new design, and its NA-73 airframe was completed 117 days later. [1]
- The museum reports that a U.S. test aircraft reached 441 mph at 29,800 feet, about 100 mph faster than the P-51A at that altitude. [2]
- The P-51D introduced a bubble canopy after the rear fuselage was lowered to make room for it, according to the National Air and Space Museum. [1]
- North American P-51D Mustang | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- North American P-51D Mustang | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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Near Jackson, an 82-year-old North American P-51 Mustang N479FG
The aircraft database lists a 1944 build year. Its recorded flight included 212 knots and an altitude of 7,500 feet.