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North American P-51 Mustang (N5428V)
Gunfighter departing Runway 18 at Tom Sharp Jr. Field, Huntsville Executive Airport, AL - May 25, 2018.
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Great Shot..
I was in the Air Force, stationed at Offutt AFB in the late '70's-early '80's with the 343d SRS/55th SRW. At that time, this plane was owned by our wing commander, Colonel (soon promoted to General) Regis F.A.Urschler.
He had Gunfighter out one day, taking an NCO for a flight. It seems that, during the landing, he added too much power too quickly and the torque flipped him on his back, a situation said not to be uncommon with this plane.
Though no one was seriously injured, the plane was severely pranged.
An intense effort was begun to get it rebuilt, as he was a quite popular commander. One of our pilots even began selling t-shirts to get it back in the air.
It did get rebuilt, and with typical humor, the general annotated it with kill flags to include 4 swastikas and one American star.
He had Gunfighter out one day, taking an NCO for a flight. It seems that, during the landing, he added too much power too quickly and the torque flipped him on his back, a situation said not to be uncommon with this plane.
Though no one was seriously injured, the plane was severely pranged.
An intense effort was begun to get it rebuilt, as he was a quite popular commander. One of our pilots even began selling t-shirts to get it back in the air.
It did get rebuilt, and with typical humor, the general annotated it with kill flags to include 4 swastikas and one American star.
What is the Horse on the tail?
Looks like Ferrari, I know they handle one.
Looks like Ferrari, I know they handle one.
Mark, this is indeed an awesome photo. Brings back some memories! I was at Offutt AFB about the same time you were, cross-training for the KC/RC, etc., assorted variants of the -135 air refueler / reconn. ACFT. I was flightline maintenance and was transferring from the 62nd AW, C-141s at McChord AFB, WA, to 6 CAMS, 55th SRW, Eielson AFB, AK. I remember Gunfighter getting damaged, but the story we got was it was preparing to go to the big airshow at Oshkosh, WI. May have been same situation. Great to see these warbirds still flying!
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Date | Avion | Provenance | Destination | Départ | Arrivée | Durée |
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23-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 16h55 CDT | 17h05 CDT | 0:09 |
23-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 15h58 CDT | 16h20 CDT | 0:22 |
23-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 15h05 CDT | 15h31 CDT | 0:25 |
23-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 13h15 CDT | 13h44 CDT | 0:28 |
23-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 12h13 CDT | 12h38 CDT | 0:24 |
22-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 14h37 CDT | 15h16 CDT | 0:38 |
22-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 13h22 CDT | 14h00 CDT | 0:38 |
22-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 12h10 CDT | 12h34 CDT | 0:23 |
22-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 10h55 CDT | 11h31 CDT | 0:35 |
22-07-2025 | P51 | Appleton Intl (KATW) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 09h38 CDT | 10h04 CDT | 0:25 |
22-07-2025 | P51 | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | Appleton Intl (KATW) | 08h25 CDT | 08h42 CDT | 0:16 |
20-07-2025 | P51 | Dubuque Rgnl (KDBQ) | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) | 17h32 CDT | 18h31 CDT | 0:58 |
18-07-2025 | P51 | Près de Dubuque, IA | Dubuque Rgnl (KDBQ) | First seen 13h59 CDT | Last seen 14h05 CDT | 0:06 |
16-07-2025 | P51 | Terre Haute Intl (KHUF) | Dubuque Rgnl (KDBQ) | 12h21 EDT | 12h26 CDT (?) | 1:04 |
13-07-2025 | P51 | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | Terre Haute Intl (KHUF) | 14h33 EDT | 15h14 EDT | 0:40 |
13-07-2025 | P51 | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | 13h26 EDT | 13h54 EDT | 0:28 |
12-07-2025 | P51 | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | 13h36 EDT | 14h07 EDT | 0:30 |
11-07-2025 | P51 | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | 17h04 EDT | 17h39 EDT | 0:34 |
11-07-2025 | P51 | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | 13h59 EDT | 14h19 EDT | 0:19 |
10-07-2025 | P51 | Terre Haute Intl (KHUF) | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | 15h15 EDT | 16h04 EDT | 0:48 |
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