Photos of Kissimmee Air Museum

N6WJ "Precious Metal" - North American P-51XR Mustang [122-39977] - Warbird Adventures / K by Leezpics

The stunning air racing Mustang "Precious Metal" pictured at its home base at Kissimmee on 31 August 2015. Fitted with a 3,200hp Rolls Royce Griffon engine from a Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft with contra-rotating propellers, the aircraft was being readied for the Reno Air Races and duly departed on 8 September. Unfortunately, during a refuelling stop later that day at Marianna Municipal Airport, Jackson County, a fuel leak led to a fire which caused substantial damage to the airframe and Thom Richard, the pilot and owner, declared her flying days over.
The Kissimmee Air Museum is located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, Florida. It houses vintage aircraft from World War II to the Vietnam War including an outdoor showroom. It is a working museum with restorations of vintage aircraft i... Read further
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