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English: North American P51 Mustang Excalibur III in the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC.
Charles F. Blair jr. purchased the P-51 Mustang "Blaze of Noon" that Paul Mantz flown to wins in the Bendix Trophy air races in 1946 and 1947. Rechristened "Excalibur III", Blair began setting records. On 31 January 1951 Blair flew non stop from New York to London to test the jet stream, travelling 3,478 miles (5,597 km) at an average speed of 446 miles per hour (718 km/h) in seven hours and 48 minutes setting a record for a piston engine plane. On 29 May of the same year he flew from Bardufoss, Norway to Fairbanks, Alaska flying 3260 non stop miles across the North Pole.
Nederlands: North American P51 Mustang Excalibur III in het National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC. |
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