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A Jet Jockey Flies the P-51 Mustang

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Key Takeaways:

  • The article challenges commonly held beliefs about "the old fighter," stating that much of what has been written about it is untrue.
  • Accompanying images prominently feature various P-51 Mustang aircraft, including Stallion 51's dual-cockpit TF-51 "Crazy Horse" and Kermit Weeks' "Cripes a Mighty," indicating that the P-51 is the subject of these historical inaccuracies.
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Guess what? Not much of what has been written about the old fighter is true.

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The instructor’s cockpit of Stallion 51’s Crazy Horse, the dual cockpit/control TF-51.
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Stallion 51’s Crazy Horse
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Crazy Horse 2 captured through the open tail of an OV-10 Bronco.
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Crazy Horse and Crazy Horse 2
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Kermit Weeks flies Cripes a Mighty.

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