http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-released-iwm/
I'm pretty sure this is the picture that made me fall in love with it all those years ago. :love:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-released-iwm/
I'm pretty sure this is the picture that made me fall in love with it all those years ago. :love:
A fine-looking aeroplane, no question; quite possibly the finest looking aeroplane.
Many RAF pilots flying the P51 for the first time were amused to note the inclusion of a cigar lighter for the pilot's comfort and convenience. Those crazy yankees, eh?
A bit of a bitch to land, you know. The laminar flow wing was very critical in the flare.
I had the privilege of a few minutes hands on in one once, from the rear seat. She needed a strong hand.
I expect she scared you a bit C with you usually pootling around in one of those little Chipmunks.
And will you man the feck up with this little dizzy spell. Vertiginous nausea my arse - too much taste of the cock if you ask me. Just find a decently rough pub, down a few Stellas and get into a decent manly scrap, you'll be cured (and do try not to blub if you get a fat lip).
He was, quite frankly, an egomaniacal monster. It could be argued that his obsession with the Big Wing theory came perilously close to losing us the Battle of Britain.
In other words, a true English gentleman.
There is a story about him wandering through a mess hall whilst the erks were dining. Approaching a chap's plate, he poked his swagger stick into the dinner and sneered, 'What is this?'
Old Man WES is ex-RCAF you see, SW. I grew up on air force bases.
Impossible for a young lad in such a position to not develop a love for fighter jets when your dad is flying them.
Being woken up at 3:30am as the Voodoos roared overhead in the latest pointless exercise :cloud9: