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| Gathering of Mustangs & Legends - Flag Jump |
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Opening Ceremonies Flag Jump
The Gathering of Mustangs & Legends
"The Final Roundup"
Rickenbacker International Airport
Columbus, Ohio
Friday September 28, 2007
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as one jumper exits from
the Cessna 182 jump aircraft and deploys the
American flag while the national anthem is
played. The jumper is being circled by the
four PT-17 Stearmans of the Red Baron
Squadron, and as he makes his decent upon
Rickenbacker International Airport, a flight
of three P-51 Mustangs makes a pass down the
show line (behind the flag) to help open up
the Friday show. The jumper featured in the
video is Paul McCowan, the founder of the E
Team Skydivers, based in Ohio. His site is
at http://www.eteamskydivers.com . Please
direct all e-mails regarding any performances
to Paul and make sure to tell him I sent you.
Paul McCowan also performed the opening
ceremonies flag jump at the 2008 Joint
Services Open House at Andrews AFB. You can
view that jump at
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2RDmLYRgB3k .
This video, along with all other videos I
have posted from the Gathering of Mustangs &
Legends, is not available for purchase on
DVD, but a DVD will be available of the show
at http://www.gml2007.com . Please feel free
to check out my other videos from the
Gathering of Mustangs & Legends on my website
- http://www.stevesairshow.com .
Like what you've seen? Well, if you are
interested in purchasing DVDs of specific
aircraft and/or of airshows, interested in
anything and everything related to airshows
(where the jet teams will show up, all
airshow performers, airshow reports from
airshows I have attended, previews of
airshows I will be attending, etc.), a much
more easier to navigate "version" of all of
my videos, and/or everything there is related
to aviation - including spotting guides to my
favorite airports and military bases and
aircraft factfiles, please take time to check
out Steve's Airshow World at
http://www.stevesairshow.com .
Tags : P-51 P-51D P-51C P-51A Mustang Red Barons Flag Jump Gathering Mustangs Legends Airshow Air Show Rickenbacker |
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Durée : 249 s |
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mustangs drag racing, drifting, basically
being the muscle cars they are
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Durée : 257 s |
| Gathering of Mustangs & Legends - Mustang Flight |
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P-51 Mustangs
The Gathering of Mustangs & Legends
"The Final Roundup"
Rickenbacker International Airport
Columbus, Ohio
Sunday September 30, 2007
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as twenty P-51 Mustangs
take off, form up into two different
formations, and break to land. There was a
massive 51-plane formation planned for
Sunday, but it was cancelled as a result of
the bad weather on Thursday, preventing a
practice flight run from happening.
If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of
specific aircraft or of airshows, interested
in everything related to airshows (where the
jet teams will be, all airshow performers,
airshow reports from airshows I have
attended, previews of airshows I will be
attending, etc.), and/or everything related
to aviation - including spotting guides to my
favorite airports and military bases and
aircraft factfiles, please check out Steve's
Airshow World at www.stevesairshow.com .
Tags : P-51 P-51D P-51C P-51A Mustang Lauderback Horsemen Shipley Gathering Mustangs Legends Airshow Air Show Rickenbacker |
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Durée : 794 s |
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mustangs racing and burnouts
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Durée : 486 s |
| Gathering of Mustangs & Legends - USAF Heritage Flight (3) |
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USAF Heritage Flight
F-22 Raptor and three P-51 Mustangs
The Gathering of Mustangs & Legends
"The Final Roundup"
Rickenbacker International Airport
Columbus, Ohio
Friday September 28, 2007
IN THIS VIDEO, watch as Max joins up with Jim
Beasley, Greg Anders, and Dale Snodgrass in
three P-51s for the third and final Heritage
Flight on Friday. As a side note, the song
used in the Heritage Flight is called We
Remember, sung by Dwayne O'Brien, and it can
be found on his CD titled "Song Pilot".
If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of
specific aircraft or of airshows, interested
in everything related to airshows (where the
jet teams will be, all airshow performers,
airshow reports from airshows I have
attended, previews of airshows I will be
attending, etc.), and/or everything related
to aviation - including spotting guides to my
favorite airports and military bases and
aircraft factfiles, please check out Steve's
Airshow World at www.stevesairshow.com .
Tags : USAF Heritage Flight F-15 F-16 F-22 P-51 Eagle Viper Raptor Gathering Mustangs Legends Airshow Air Show Rickenbacker |
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Durée : 449 s |
| Mustangs for the RAF (P-51A) |
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The Mustang's achievements in WW2 with the
USAAF tend to overshadow its work with the
RAF, who of course took the aircraft in to
combat before the Americans ever did. RAF
operations can be grouped in to three types:
a. Army Co-operation including low level
recce, naval strike using Allison engined
P51A's or Mustang 1/ll's. Some also acted as
low level interceptors against low flying
German raiders.
b. Long range escort missions for coastal
strike and bomber operations using Mustang
lll's and lV's.
c. Ground attack and general fighter support
using Mustang lll's and lV's.
The RAF loved the early Mustangs and it was
very much missed when the production line
closed in favour of the Merlin engined B's
and C's. As a low level fighter the P51A had
few equals in speed and range, even if its
agility was exceeded by the low altitude
cropped wing Spitfire Mk V's. Mustangs saw
action all over Western Europe including
Dieppe flying in ones and twos at ranges
Spitfire's could only dream about in their
armed versions. Mustangs had the standard day
scheme of green/brown uppers and sky
undersides later replaced by the green/Ocean
Grey/Medium Sea Grey scheme. Markings were a
standard mix of B roundels on the upper wings
and C and C1's on the under sides of the
wings and fuselage sides (A's on the
green/Dark Earth versions). The RAF also had
some of the 20mm cannon armed aircraft
designated 1a's. The last Mustang 1/ll
squadron kept their aircraft until 1945. All
others having been replaced by other types or
Merlin Mustang versions.
As North American ceased production of the
Allison engined versions the RAF reequiped
some of the squadrons with less well suited
types such as the Spitfire Mk V. While the
Spitfire is still the best fighter of WW2 in
this role the early Mustangs were certainly
the better aircraft as their long range and
rugged construction were very useful
operating at these altitudes and mission
profiles. The RAF then shifted attention to
the Merlin engined Mk lll's (the US B/C). The
B/C were the same aircraft made by different
factories with tiny differences between them,
hence the RAF's use of the same designation.
By late 1944 this version had established
itself as a competent performer capable of
doing all that was asked of it. RAF
modifications gave the aircraft a bulged
Malcolm canopy for improved visibility and
cockpit access and the US modification to the
ammunition feed resulted in an end to the gun
jamming problems that beset the aircraft when
it first entered service. Some authorities
believe the Malcolm hooded C with the
modified ammunition feeds to be better than
the later P 51D due to the loss of lateral
stability that resulted from removing the
fuselage side area. These Mustangs roamed far
and wide over Europe escorting RAF bombers as
Bomber Command increasingly turned day light
precision raids such as those carried out by
617 and 9 Squadron's using Tallboys and
Grandslam earthquake bombs. Mustangs also
carried out escorts for Mosquitoes and
Beaufighters as far away as Norway for anti
shipping strikes. Leonard Cheshire even used
a Mustang for experimental target marking for
617 Squadron in place of the Mosquito he
normally used. Almost all examples were
green/Ocean Grey/Medium Sea Grey. Polish
units often had colourful markings and large
kill boards, 19 Squadron was quite well
marked and its post war examples such as the
well known Dooly Bird were almost gaudy.
These Mustangs took part in the anti Diver
patrols against the V1 and were very
successful, even if the Tempest had the speed
edge on the Mustang.
Specifications
Length: 32' 3" 9.8 m
Height: 12' 2" 3.7 m
Wingspan: 37' 11.3 m
Wingarea: 235.0 sq ft 21.8 sq m
Max Weight: 9,000 lb 4,081 kg
Propulsion
No. of Engines: 1
Powerplant: Allison V-1710-81
Horsepower (each): 1200
Performance
Range: 450 miles 724 km
Max Speed: 390 mph 628 km/h 339 kt
Ceiling: 31,350 ft 9,555 m
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