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The North American P-51 Mustang
The Planes of Fame Airshow 2005
The Planes of Fame Airshow 2005
Chino 2005 RAF
P-51 Mustang
story and photography by Curtis Fowles
The Royal Air Force

RAF in the USA? You got it, WWII RAF. Four types on hand and all flew. The Battle of Brittan heros, the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane. Also the Fairey Firefly and the Hawker Sea Fury. The Firefly is a large warbird powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffon V-12. The Firefly was not fast with a top speed of only 312 mph but was pushed to perform many rolls for the RAF.


CHN.firefly_2048t   CHN.firefly_2061t   CHN.huricane_0530t  
CHN.huricane_0730t   CHN.huricane_1565t  

The Sea Fury, like the USAAF Bearcat came late in WWII and did not see service. The Sea Fury was developed with a land base model and a carrier based model including folding wings.


CHN.hurricane_1602t   CHN.sf_0521t   CHN.sf_0746t   CHN.sf_1609t  
CHN.sf_1750t   CHN.spit_0525t  

The Hurricane was designed in the 30's and is not very fast for a WWII fighter but saved Brittan in WWII. The Spitfire was favored with the pilots because of its speed and handling.


CHN.spit_0526t   CHN.spit_0527t   CHN.spit_0729t   CHN.spit_0734t  
CHN.spit_2025t   CHN.spit_2053t  

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