Kissimmee-based Mustang operator and training organisation, Stallion 51, marked its 30th birthday with a series of special events in Florida during April. Nigel Price grabbed his camera and recorded the commemorations for Aviation News.
Florida was the place to be for fans of the charismatic North American P-51 Mustang fighter in April, when many the type gathered to celebrate the 30th birthday of Stallion 51 – the masters of the Mustang. Stallion came into being in April 1997 to fulfil a US Navy Test Pilot School contract that would enable students to experience the torque effects of prop-driven fighters, using a dual-cockpit, dual-control TF-51 version of the Mustang.