Liberator over Horsetooth Reservoir

[DHfan]

Originally Posted by megan

Not to be seen, but crankshaft bearing material was silver with lead-iridium flash versus RR lead bronze with lead-iridium flash

Surely that's lead-indium, not lead-iridium?

[megan]

Quite correct DHfan. I'm in need of a proof reader.

[Tankengine]

Originally Posted by b1lanc

Thanks Megan. Of course I have no idea what power plant was in each 51, but the best way I can describe it is many sounded like the Spit's I've heard and the others were distinctly different on take-off and low fly by for that matter.

Early model Mustangs had Allison engines, not sure if any are flying now.
Conversly late Spitfires had RR Griffon instead of Merlins.
Either way there are some different sounds out there!

[treadigraph]

There's a couple of Allison powered P-51As and A-36 Apaches flying in the US. EAA have an XP-51 in their collection, not sure if it flies any more.

[GWYN]

Sorry! I couldn't resist uploading a few photos of Diamond Lil's visit to Dunkeswell, Jun 1992. Great times and amazing to see a B-24 at Dunks.

Apologies for the quality; they are scanned from prints.

[GWYN]

...and some more. Very eerie and evocative seeing the B-24 departing into a low overcast from that place.