A small herd of Mustangs (of the P-51 variety) at Whitehorse
Having three P-51 Mustangs overnight at Whitehorse brought a lot of people out to the airport for a look. They are from the Bremont Horsemen Aerobatic Team, which first took off over a decade ago as the world’s only P-51 Mustang formation aerobatic team, though they fly several other vintage aircraft now as well.The Bremont Horsemen for 2014 are Steve Hinton flying lead with Dan Friedkin and Ed Shipley sticking tight to his wings. The aircraft that came through YXY on the way to the Arctic Thunder air show at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage this weekend were:
North American P-51K Mustang 412016, registered as NL98CF and with the nickname “Fragile but Agile”, has a confusing history, a bit of which can be seen here.
North American P-51D-25NA Mustang 463684, serial #44-73856, registered as N7TF and with the nickname “Double Trouble Two”, was built in 1944 and restored from 2005-2007. See more history here.
North American P-51D-30NA Mustang 463684, serial #44-74391, registered as N351MX and with the nickname “February”, entered service with the USAAF on May 23, 1945 and was restored from 2001-2003. See more history here.
Whenever unique aircraft show up in Whitehorse, word gets around quickly. So if you have one and like to chat, come on up! 🙂
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