@ Half Moon Bay, CA
April 2016
The H model was the ultimate Mustang to roll off the assembly line and the final production model, although it came too late to see any combat. The use of a lightened structure, combined with an uprated Packard engine, made this one hot fighter with a top speed of over 480 mph. By the end of the war, only 555 P-51Hs had rolled off the production lines in Inglewood. Note the lightweight undercarriage utilizing smaller diameter wheels, this eliminated the classic Mustang wing root flare. This rare example flew in for the annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines show. Nikon D500 w/18-200mm.