Yesterday I described the iconic P-51 Mustang as the P model. Blame it on the Parkinson's, I should have referred to the most advanced model as the D-model. The Mustang shown in the picture is the B-Model. Sorry about that. I tried to download a photo of the D-model but couldn't do it. Damn technology! Maybe it's karmic. I just read this morning that the owner of and the plane named Su Su were both damaged beyond repair at an accident last week in Florida. One less Mustang for us to admire. Once more, it's a shame we have to go to war to create such beautiful machines.
Yesterday I drove out to Historic Flabob Airport for the monthly meeting of EAA Chapter One. A Meyers 200 was on display as the Plane of the Month. A well maintained classic designed solely to beat the Bonanza, which it did handily but the company suffered reverses when the economy turned sour. The owner told the story of this particular airplane and the Meyers Aircraft Company. Then he followed that with a history of Historic Flabob Airport and its importance to aviation in general and Riverside in particular.
Historic Flabob Airport is proof that we're all on this flight together.
Dick
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