by Gavin McGrath
Sun 29 Sept
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| It is hard to appreciate the power and speed of a WWII Mustang until you see one in full flight. (Supplied: Dion Makowski/Aviation Report Down Under) |
It is hard to comprehend just how quick a World War II fighter plane is until it roars over you at just above tree-top level.
Tyabb's small aerodrome on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula is home to a Curtis P-40 Kittyhawk.
Powered by a Packard V12 engine with double the power of a modern Ferrari, it is capable of 550 kilometres per hour.
The 80-year-old plane is more than twice as fast as a garden-variety Cessna light aircraft.
In terms of performance and ability, it is outmatched by another Tyabb resident: a P-51 Mustang, a version of the thoroughbred fighter credited with winning the European air war.
In the town of Temora, 600 kilometres away in regional New South Wales, sits a pair of perhaps the most famous of all warbirds: the Supermarine Spitfire.
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| Two airworthy Spitfires operate out of the Temora Aviation Museum. (Supplied: Dion Makowski/Aviation Report Down Under) |
Excerpt first published at ABC News, September 29, 2024
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