Duxford Showcase day Mustangs

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Callum_Hales10
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Duxford Showcase day Mustangs

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Hi All!

Went to the duxford showcase day yesterday and apart from the awful weather, a great show was put on by Miss Helen, Dragon Rapide and the Harvard.

Just curious however why the Berlin Express P51 and The Hun Hunter Texas were still at the airfield? Thought they were meant to go back to the US ages ago.

Mike
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Re: Duxford Showcase day Mustangs

Post by Mike »

The owner has another six in the shed back home so is probably quite happy to leave a couple in Europe to fly. The same with his Spitfires, he keeps three at Duxford and three back home in Texas.

The Mustangs will come in useful when he wants to fly in USAF Heritage Flights at airshows in Europe (another hobby project he bankrolls from his own pocket)

It will give him something to fly when he comes to Europe to visit the Serie A football team he bought last week for about $700m

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