P-51 Mustang unlimited air racers and their pilots enjoyed a round of appreciation at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025.
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The rarest Mustang?
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) recently posted a video featuring Walt Bowe’s P-51A, an early Mustang variant with just 310 produced.
Pictures of the Day: Old Crow
Matthew Baker submitted these photos and note: “The P51 ‘Old Crow’ made a visit to the former airbase in Bartow, Florida.”
Vintage Bardahl Special has some new tricks
The 2023 National Championship Air Races attracted a number of vintage racing aircraft to the final event held at storied Reno/Stead Field (KRTS), including the pristine white P-51D Mustang known as the Bardahl Special.
Video: Mustang vs. Spitfire
Recently posted to YouTube by AirShowStuffVideos is a video shot at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. The video, shot during the Saturday air show, compares two legends of World War II: A North American P-51C Mustang “Lope’s Hope 3rd,” piloted by Bernie Vasquez, and a Supermarine Spitfire MkIXc, “Half Stork,” piloted by Warren Pietsch.
Preserving the legacy of the P-51 Mustang
Cal Pacific Airmotive’s Art Teeters say restoring a Mustang takes three to five years “if you really hit it hard.”