Taxying for departure to Duxford after a quick fuel stop. It has just crossed the pond from the States in company with another P-51 and their escort Beech 300.

Former RCAF Mustang 9594, ex N4143A, this aircraft crashed on 17 November 2018.

World War II veteran 44-72059 also served with the Swedish (26142), Nicaraguan and Bolivian (513) Air Forces during 1946 - 1995. World Jet brought the aircraft back to the USA in January 1995 as N711WJ and quickly sold it privately as N951HB in September. It underwent extensive restoration 2002 - 20 to fly as Royal Canadian Air Force 9253 (and won the Best Fighter - Silver Wrench Award at AirVenture 2021). The actual RCAF 9253 is flying as N51JT at the time of uploading.

This post-war built Mustang was sold to Uruguay in 1950, but returned to the USA as N51TE in 1985. It was restored there and became N151JT in 1994. 'Was that too fast' received the AirVenture Grand Champion post WW II aircraft in 2013.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 /NL74190, NX4747D, 17-5255/

This P-51 was accepted by the USAAF in Feb'45, one month later it departed the USA via Newark (NJ), for assignment to 8th AF. Returned to the US, via Newark in Oct'45. By 1954, it was transferred to 109th FS of the Minnesota ANG and flew from World-Chamberlain Field (later Minneapolis-St.Paul MAP, MN). By Aug'56, it was reported as written off following an incident at Holman Field, St. Paul (MN). It was stricken in that month, stored and in 1979 it appeared in the inventory of National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton (OH). Since Aug'81 preserved at Volk