@ Half Moon Bay, CA
April 2007
P-51 warbird “Merlin’s Magic” on static display during the 2007 Pacific Coast Dream Machines airshow. Christened “Merlin’s Magic” in 1994, this Mustang raced at Reno from 2000-2011. At one point in her postwar history, this aircraft was in service with the Armed Forces of Haiti until being damaged in a midair collision with another P-51. More than 8100 of the D-model were produced, contributing to the total of 15,000 Mustangs built for the war. After World War II, the P-51 Mustang served in the air forces of over 55 countries. Panasonic DMC-FZ30 photo.
