When the Wick Express met the Berlin Express

[wallace]

I took a gamble and make the 230 mile trip up to Wick for the arrival of Mustang N515ZB, The Berlin Express... and struck it lucky

I thought that this was my "money shot" as it was through the fence under a cloud
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr

... and then I got lucky with air side access
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
The gentleman in the flying suit was the guy with Balls of steel, to fly this old girl across the Atlantic
Horsemen N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr

They were debating whether or not to fly on or night-stop at Wick tonight and by the looks of it they may have stopped at Wick

My sincere thanks to HIAL Wick / John O'Groats Airport for their hospitality

[LN Strike Eagle]

Those white-wall tyres.

[Dan O'Hagan]

Thst is one lovely aeroplane.

Not a huge fan of those white-walled tyres though.

[Mike]

Great catch!

The gentleman in the flying suit was the guy with Balls of steel, to fly this old girl across the Atlantic

He's done pretty much everything else possible with a P-51, with over 8,000 hours on type he's the highest-time Mustang pilot in history.

[tuska2]

Glad your gamble paid off! Great Pics, great aircraft, great achievement, I don't think they should risk flying back, I reckon it should stay here!

[Maccyd]

Not only did the gamble pay off, you were rewarded with good weather! Great shot's Wallace, hopefully they'll visit Prestwick on the return leg.

[planemadbird]

Really great shots Wallace, worth the trip indeed

[Domvickery]

Those white-wall tyres.

I got laughed at when I told of my fondness for them!

Great captures Wallace, I'd love to see her keep her drop tanks on when she's displaying

[Couger44]

He has more than 9,000 hours in P-51's, 21,000 hours total time...

[coanda]

Nice!

[jag636]

A little stunner also clocked that its a 4 blade high back, so is she a hybrid B variant?

[AlexC]

As far as I'm aware, all P-51B's and C's had four blade props, that's if that's what you're referring to?

[dconnery1966]

Great shots Wallace superb mate, and well worth the trip

Dougie