"JR North" wrote in message
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There are still over 100 airworthy and currently certificated P-51s
flying. Many more in multi-million dollar restoration programs. There are
many examples of Allison and Merlin V-12s in museums already. That engine
deserves to be in a flying P-51.
JR
Dweller in the cellar

At my father's funeral, January, 2002, two WW2 bombers and a P51 flew over.
He was a flight engineer on bombers in the South Pacific. Yes, it would do
good service in a flying specimen.

Steve