Captain_Slow

Stan may have already seen this, but I want to be sure he does see it. Oh...and Stan IS the 928 content. Hope it stays long enough for Stan to comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYcK...ature=youtu.be

SwayBar

The P-51, arguably the best fighter of WWII, and the installation of that British engine made it so.

My favorite looking plane of the era, the de Havilland Mosquito. Kind-of like a single-boom P-38 if that makes any sense.

Jerry Feather

That's really cool. It reminds me that about 20 or so years ago some guy came around our local CAF Squadron (then) from a couple counties south of here, as I recall, and said he had one of those that he wanted to trade us for a lifetime pass to any CAF airshow. We didn't have any need for it and no way to accommodate the pass, so nothing ever came of it. I have since wondered where the guy might have actually been from to track it down myself.

Mrmerlin

Thanks Jon thats a great Jay Leno Video.

I found a picture of my yellow car at a cars and coffee and 4 crystal green 911s happened to be there this was in in Colorado.


this is great sound of the Merlin

gazfish

The spitfire got all the publicity but the Mosquito arguably had a bigger impact. They fitted some with an anti-tank gun and went hunting U boats. Pilots said it felt like it stopped in mid air from the recoil.

SwayBar

Yes, and they were also night-fighters going out with the Lancaster's to protect them from the German Ju 88 and Bf 110 night fighters. No doubt an exemplary multi-purpose plane, and it too used Merlin Mk 23 engines.

The Spitfire does deserve some props for its performance during the Battle of Britain, as well as the Hurricane.

voskian

Jon, thanks for posting, great video!

Mrmerlin

Sweet double Merlin

Captain_Slow

I've never heard of the Mosquito...also a beautiful airplane - especially when approaching head on. Like the Spitfire it has very nice smooth lines.

Captain_Slow

Notice that Jay doesn't appear to be following a script...he's pulling all the details out of his head. I get the feeling he can do this for every vehicle in his collection.

Dave928S

Just love the sound of those engines

Manda Racing

There are famous P-51s around town. (not this one) Last year I heard Col. Bud Anderson speak about his days becoming a triple ace and flying P-51s.

Manda Racing

Here's one on display at Reno.

Tony

I need to build this bird up

FredR

The mosquito was a brilliant but quirky aircraft. Statistically it was the safest and fastest piston engine aircraft to fly combat in during WW2 but somewhat ironically I understand more mozzy aircrew were lost during take off than during combat.

The thing could generate more yaw than the controls could handle in certain conditions and quite a lot went in during take off as a consequence- it had what for the day was a phenomenal power to weight ratio. Thus it made an excellent night fighter, pathfinder and low level ground attack machine. They were famously used to attack a POW camp by breaching the perimeter wall so the prisoners had something to escape through. Some variants were fitted with a brace of cannons for ground attack missions.

I last saw one flying in 1982 but I recently saw a BBC documentary showing one that had been restored to flying status in Canada I believe- the programme is [was?] available on BBC iplayer.