My best friend’s father was Col. Carlos Urrutia II, who flew P-51’s in Korea (and a Texas A&M Aggie like me) and he would recount some incredible stories about an incredible aircraft. And the ground crew who absolutely loved it. Thank you for your service @GenChuckYeager
Q: How well did the P-51 live up to the hype so many of us now have for it? A: Best fighter of WWII #WWII, #aviationhistory #Nazi #European
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General, did you ever get to fly any US Navy prop-driven fighters of that era, such as the F4U-4 Corsair or the F8F Bearcat?
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My dad flew F4U for USMC and (if I remember correctly) F2H Banshee. Dist. Flying Cross awarded 1952-ish in Korea.
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Best-looking aircraft too...cherry on top.
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When I lived in Illinois, my dog got loose and was halfway to the horizon when a P-51 flew over on its way to the annual airshow at Scott AFB. The dog turned and ran home full speed. (So it's good for herding pitbulls, too.)
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and used to good effect by Israelis in 1956 in the Sinai.
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My brother Chuck wrote a book about one P-51 nicknamed ‘Sierra Sue II.’ It will be doing a legacy flyover in Minneapolis just before the Super Bowl with a few other WWII airplanes. Worth watching for!
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