P51-C Mustang

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One slightly cropped capture of one of the rarest versions of the P51 Mustang, the C version in the colours of the Tuskegee Airmen, piloted by owner of the $3 million dollar aircraft and Fantasy of Flight, Florida, Kermit Weeks.

The Mustang became the long range escort fighter of choice, unlike the Spitfire which had very limited range due to it's thin wings and fuel capacity. The better known D version of the P51 is identifiable due to it's bubble cockpit (much like the Mk XVI Spitfire with it's bubble cockpit and clipped wingtips), which gave the Spitfire better manouverability and roll rate, though it didn't enter service until 1945 just before the end of WW II.

Taken with Sony A700 + Sigma AF 100-300mm F4 EX DG APO (IF).

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Lovely shot of a lovely aircraft there pirate. I would have like to see a bit more prop blur in there but prop all but disappears when you are directly side on like this.

I think it might be a touch over sharpened, there are certainly a few artefacts around the edges of the prop blades.

The Mustang was a great aircraft, once they put a proper engine in them :) Superb long range escorts indeed they were. The RAF used the earlier versions for fighter-bomber roles and recon.
 
James Wheeler said:
Lovely shot of a lovely aircraft there pirate. I would have like to see a bit more prop blur in there but prop all but disappears when you are directly side on like this.

I think it might be a touch over sharpened, there are certainly a few artefacts around the edges of the prop blades.

The Mustang was a great aircraft, once they put a proper engine in them :) Superb long range escorts indeed they were. The RAF used the earlier versions for fighter-bomber roles and recon.
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Thanks. My pp skills are non-existant, but when it's doing warp 9 at 100ft height 200ft in front of you, prop blur was the last thing on my mind, though I'm glad you like the capture.
 
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The artefacts could be from jpeg compression as well so it might not be your fault :)

The composition is nice and tight which adds impact although I might be inclined to add a fraction more to the left (if you have the room in the original frame). Not much, just so you have more room on that side of it than you do the tail side.
 
NICE Pirate love the reflections in the dents but got to agree the prop blur is not there which makes a prop shot imho but nethertheless a damm fine shot and banking in your favour too(y)
 
Now I do like that! Very nice. Maybe, just maybe could do with being a little brighter. Just to give it that 'punch'.


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Smashing shot, and thank you for the description. I find it adds extra interest and gives the picture added depth; the camera / lens detail is also a bonus.
 
horrocks said:
Nice, and unusual. A small but important correction - the P51D came into service in the European theatre in mid 1944, not 1945 as you state, and was the largest production variant of the type.
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Ahoy!

I was referring to the Mk XVI Spitfire entering service in 1945 not the P51-D. Thanks for looking (y)
 
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Nice - do you happen to know if the tail-number is from an original 332nd aircraft?
 
Arkady said:
Nice - do you happen to know if the tail-number is from an original 332nd aircraft?
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My research suggests this specific aircraft went through a number of livery changes, and Kermit Weeks the current owner of the P51 and Fantasy of Flight, adopted the colours of the Tuskegee Airmen in their honour.

Thanks for looking (y)
 
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