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Tom Cruise personal P51 Mustang
Last edited by ranger; 09-19-2018 at 04:50 PM.
Well I didn’t really suck up too much since I showed my preference for a faster fighter. I’m also a bit biased since my grandfather flew them with the Marines in WWII. But I can admit the sound of a P-51 is pure sex. When I was stationed at Langley AFB many years ago there was a 3 Star reservist whose full time job was airline pilot. He had his own Mustang and hangared it on base. If we heard it overhead we would all run to the roof to try and catch a glimpse.
I don't have any pics that I can share, but they're all over the Internet. I love that Corsair, too! The Marines did the Lord's work with them in the Pacific and in Korea, too. Saw one at the National Air and Space Museum last week at Dulles while at Aimpoint HQ for meetings.
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"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master"
Ok for all the wing-nuts in this thread, P-51 has always been my favorite since I was a kid but I'll submit that maybe the P-47 and F6F were the most effective. And I don't want to neglect the P-38 which may have done even more damage in the Pacific.
Anyone know the relationship between the Corsair, P-47 and F6F?
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