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I’m jealous. The P-51 has always been my favorite. Glad you had that experience, Jimmy. One note to your editor, please leave the music off when you’re flying such an epic plane. The sounds of the flight are part of what we enjoy. Especially the old war birds. Thanks.

My dad was a waist gunner in a B17 w the 8th AAF 379Th BG. Flew a lot of combat missions over Europe in the later days of WW2. He said that the P-51 "Little Friends" were a huge game change for the BG's. They could fly ALL the way to and from the mission targets over Germany. Thus, virtually no German fighter threats against the B-17 BG formations. Only the flak became dangerous when the enemy fighters were gone. Amazing aircraft.

I had a Uncle that was the Top Ball gunner on B-17s during WW2. After the War he got his pilots licenses and would fly every weekend in a Cessna 175 Skylark. At the time I was only around 7-year-old yet we go up and he let me fly the plane. I couldn't even reach the rudder pedals unless I was half out of the seat. Buy the time I was 18 I had learned to fly. He told me going up somehow made him feel closer to God. He passed away in the 90s. Truely this is on my Bucket list before I die. So Lucky.

I have the pleasure of hearing this plane make passes over my place in Palm Springs. I never fail to run out and find it in the sky. It's a beautiful sight.

I am 82 YO, have loved the P-51s for as long as I can remember, saw them sold as scrap (but they were complete). I was a mechanical engineer and have wanted to fly in one since I knew of them. I saw them fly over my home, central Illinois, during the war, those engines were always awesome. Thanks for this wonderful program and listening to men who actually talked to some of the Airmen from WWII. One of the friends of the family was Forest (old mind, possibly Millikin) who was a bombardier over Germany in a B-17, listened to stories he told my dad.

Great video! Thanks for the tour of the B-17. My Dad was training as a B-17 pilot when,late in the war it was decided that no more pilots were needed and he trained as a gunner, His plane exploded due to an AA round in the bombay. He was on his fourth mssion over the enemy ( about average lifespan) and spent the last four months of WW II as a POW. During the Korean War he was again in the air and this time in the B29.

one of my favorite videos you have ever put out and by a long shot one of the most beautiful planes ever made. So cool to see that old warbird clear her throat. Thank you for this video!

Two tiny corrections. The aircraft at Dayton is Boxcar that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. Enola Gay is in Washington. The guy that walked up to you died in 2009. Possible ghost? He was Charles Donald and Asbury.

I had a great friend of mine, Lt. Col Jim Sanders (not kidding) who was a bomber/navigator in B-17's in WWII. He had quite a few missions before being shot down and made a guest of the Luftwaffe at Stalag Luft III. He escaped during a forced march by diving into a snowbank and waiting for hours for the column of 10,000 men to march past. He said he also "didn't appreciate being strafed by our own planes" during the march. He was recaptured and sent to Flossenburg in Nuremberg, where he escaped again to freedom in Paris shortly before the war ended. Later he flew in B-52's, and saw action over Korea and Vietnam, and flew Chrome Dome missions during the Cold War before finally retiring. An amazing man, and a good friend to me, he kept learning until he passed in 2005. He told me SO much about flying in the B-17's in WWII. He was partway through writing a book when he died, unfortunately. He had sent me several chapters as he was writing them.

I love this bird; she's been my favorite since I sat in one as a youngster in 1968. The story of her existence is majestic. Everything about her screams freedom!

This was awesome, Jimmy! My Dad's oldest brother was a waist gunner on a B-17. His 17 was shot down on their final sorte and he spent over a year in a German Concentration camp. He was one of the lucky ones that made it home!

As a young fella in the cub scouts, I had an incredible opportunity to be part of the "Young Eagles" program. One event I attended, was at March AFB in southern california, only a short flight away from palm springs. I was lucky enough to fly in a P51 trainer. It sparked my immense interest into aviation! This is such a blast from the past, thanks Jimmy:)

Our Unit the 167th FG West Virginia ANG actually retired the last very last USAF P-51 Mustang in January 1957. The Mustang at the AF Museum came from our Unit. My Dad worked in Line Supply from 1950 till around 1955 and told me about ordering parts for the Unit’s Mustangs. When I was a kid, it was a common sight to see them fly over our house in Charleston, WVa. all the time. My favorite aircraft ever built !

Jimmy - really enjoy your videos. This one is so great. My dad passed in late 2021. A Marine Corp Gunny and Korean War veteran (1950-1951...you can figure where his service was), dad wad a Docent at the Palm Springs Museum for many years before his passing. You can find his name on the wall of fame there. We had many great times there getting the "cook's tour" of some of th planes. I flew many hours with him in his Cessnas and a V tail Bonanza. He finished his flying career in a pressurized Baron . Thanks for the great video.n So good to see the museum again,

My dad was enlisted in the Air Force in 1966. This has been my all-time favorite airplane since the 70s as a kid. The other is the F-86 Saber... they're both beautiful airplanes! I've been in them during open house at O'hare airport many many years ago! He was in the 126th Air Refueling Wing, I'm not sure what unit he was in while he was in Okinawa from 1966-96.

There was an FBO owner in Nashua, NH, who owned a P-51D, used to give drives, and was fortunate enough to get a ride it it. That ride was over 30 years ago, and it is without a doubt one of my favorite aviation experiences. The Mustang's name was Double Trouble II. It too was a single-seat fighter was was adapted for a passenger.

Jimmy one of your most awesome videos with all the commentary. A great learning experience for all of us. Thank you so much for this.

So very cool to see old planes in a museum, not reformed too much. I agree. Jimmy

She's a " red tail " one of the Tuskeegee airmans birds or at least painted like one , they never left the bombers stayed all the way, we had the famous 352nd fighter group the blue nosed " bastards of Bodney " stationed just a mile or two from where I'm sitting now in Norfolk UK with their P-51's back in 1944 , great stuff Jimmy as always.😊

So cool to watch this video. I had my family at this museum just a week ago today and I’ve got a picture of one of my sons in front of that particular Mustang, and also an obligatory one of my wife making a big grimace in front of the P-40 Sharkmouth. 😂 It’s a fantastic museum. Their display has grown a lot since I’d last been there probably a dozen years ago or so. It’s always great to talk to the docents, as well. I could listen to their anecdotes all day long. ❤️

Was just at the Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum next to Dulles Airport in Virginia outside of DC. The Enola Gay which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan is housed here and the Bockscar which dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan is on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio. Would highly recommend visiting this museum if you have the time. They also have a SR-71A blackbird on display as well as the Space Shuttle Discovery.

What an absolutely gorgeous bird. Next to the Vought Corsair its amazing. What a privilege. God Bless our veterans of all foreign wars.

Now that’s more like it! Merlin- best sounding engine ever!!! That’s the sound of freedom, and it’s a lot of BTUs!!!

This is one of my favorite episodes, love all the history on this one

My uncle was in the 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion. Not only did some gliders have troops but some had jeeps and field howitzers and crew inside. The Horsa gliders were made primarily of wood and the Wacos were tube and fabric. The F117 Nighthawks are stripped probably due to the radar absorbing paint on them. I think the coating formula is still considered Top Secret.

The sound of freedom. Timeless design.

Palm Springs Air Museum is so awesome. Also for anyone that is interested in learning more about glider pilots in WWII, there is a great book called For Us Der Var Ist Over, by James Ferrin. It is a great book to learn about what glider pilots had to go through in their missions.

See, I was thinking Bunny had a really nice tan and then it dawned on me that this might be one of the Red Tails.

I’m a RC plane guy, had a p51 foam plane it was electric and my favorite plane I’ve ever had. Watching the video when it’s taxing and landing it just doesn’t look real it’s so beautiful. I also watched Tom Cruse video on his p51. Just an amazing warbird.

Love your passion for all these planes, it’s so cool to see these are still alive and well. Great video as always, Jimmy! Keep the videos coming! 🤙🏽💪🏽

As I fly a Cessna 172 today I will imagine dropping my first notch of flaps at 400mph😊!! A fun video to watch and learn about our aviation history.

WOW!!! THANKS FOR THE RIDE, JIMMY. JUST.... AWESOME!

My 4 personal favorite WW2 aircraft that I think are the best looking are the B-17, P-38, P-51 and F4U. I do like the Spitfire and several other but those 4 are my favorites in terms of looks. There’s always been something very attractive about a B-17 to me.

This museum painted this plane after my dad Lt Col Robert Friend - He loved Bunny and enjoyed flying in her when he could

Keep doing these museums Jimmy, the tours are fascinating.

Thats a piece of Art... Timeless

Your ride in the rear of the P51D was a re live of my 50th birthday present from my partner in Graham Bethels P51D out of Ardmore airfield Auckland New Zealand 2008. Had similar issues with my hard drive video camera due to the G forces as I didn’t disable the drop protection function and it was regularly shutting down during the flight. Well done.

You Just never get tired of old aircraft ,love this stuff

Jimmy totally needs to end up getting a back seat ride with either the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds.

Great video. So much history there.I thank you and everyone else for sharing this information.

When my daughter was growing up (shes 26 now)any trip we went on we did the squished penny. such great memories

My Dad was a pilot during WW2 and flew these and most fighters. was shot down in the Pacific and was 1st rescued during new program, operation Lifeguard, wherein the subs secondary, if not 1st, operation was to gather up the downed flyers. Straight up HEROS above the water and below. 56 takeoffs and landings on Aircraft Carriers.

This is the best guy you’ve ever interviewed. He’s a true pro but down to earth. Great guy. Clearly anyone who was lucky to learn to fly with him was lucky to learn to fly with him. Period. Great guy. Amazing plane. Engineers back in the day were better than they are now. This plane was built on paper with pencil and slide rule.

Both Kathy and I have ridden in P51s at the Hollister, CA. airport a few years ago. There used to be 6 or 7 P51s based here and they built them for the Reno air races here. There's only 1 or 2 still here. When I went up we did canyon runs and I was looking up at redwoods :)

My great uncle was with the 88th glider infantry regiment (GIR) which eventually became part of the 82nd airborne. He was a pilot. The crew of the glider landed, dismounted and fought as infantry. I believe the glider was a Waco.

You lucky son-of-a-gun Jimmy - beautiful P51 :) Lovely to see all those other classic planes and artifacts etc, particularly the B-17..

MAGNIFICENT P-51. WHAT A FANTASTIC SPECTACLE IN THE SKY!

Don’t forget that Palm Springs air museum has a KZfaq channel!!! They have a lot of history videos on every plane you can think of.

Love these people working at the museum learning the story to teach and preserve our history!

A hundred "thumbs up" for this video!! Thanks for taking us along!

Never thought we would fly in a Mustang! Thanks for taking us along! Karen and Roger

If you are looking at museums, take a peek at Fagens Fighters in Granite Falls, MN. Multiple P-40's, a P-38, P-51, Wildcat, Zero among others.

Fantastic video, I really enjoy history regarding old planes and vehicles and this was one of the legendary planes from WWII.

One of my favourite aircraft. So cool . Crazy what they were capable of , even crazier when it was built in the 1930’s .

You deserve that ride jimmy for all you do for the world of g.a.. 👍. Got a p51 that lives at our local fbo, (also out west),. A private owner not connected to any museum. It's a real beauty but they try to keep it's existence on the down-low I think. One day I caught the hanger door open from a distance and I could see it in the back corner sharing space with a private jet. They saw me with my dog staring outside the fence. The door went down pretty quick, hahaha. They take it out roughly once per month and our house is right under the pattern and by the time it's overhead, it's already at 800 ft and climbing out quick - usually going around 250mph. I can hear it coming towards us in the living room watching tv. I usually jump up and run out just in time to see it fly over the house. On flight radar it displays as a kind of bat-wing thingy. Another good one Jimmy. Glad you got to do this! Cheers! 👍

And in a total coincidence, I have a P-51 flight video coming out on my channel this Sunday!!! :)

Thanks jimmy yet again !!you would love our air shows in New Zealand and the flying culture over here too thanks for sharing 😊

I researched..Robert ( Bob) Friend after I saw the RedTail..he flew with the Tuskegee Airman ..as well he also served in the Korean war..as well as the Vietnam war too he served for 28 years..quite a remarkable career.

Fantastic video for many of us, but, special for me as I will never get to visit that place now. Little things bring happy memories of visiting the USA, to touristy Florida, but, we did the squeezed penny thing wherever we could, Including our NASA trip. Sometimes young Jimmy you outdo yourself on videos, and I have to admit, I happily listened to everything said and laughed when needed, but loved the video, as I love planes, and still, the sound of a Merlin on full chat sends shivers down my old spine, its a sound never to be forgotten. Once a year where we live right on the coast, we have a free air show for two days, and when the 4 Merlin-engined bombers flanked by a spitfire and hurricane fly so low over us, the noise IS amazing. Thanks again Jimmy, from merry old England

This is one of your best, most informative posts. Thanks!!!

The King Cobra - big benefit of the mid-engine was far less pressure on the pilots in landing thanks to the tricycle landing gear. Most excellent video in toto.

Palm Springs is a great museum. I met Paul Tibbets there many years agoand had him autograph his book for me

Good to see my old friend Movie Memphis Belle! She previously lived not too far from me. She was frequently seen gracing the skies over the Finger Lakes region of NYS.

Make sure if you buy gold or silver get the metal in hand and not just paper that says you own it. My dad was in SAC during the Korean war era. I met Paul Tibbets several years ago right before he passed. Hes the only real hero ive ever met.

Still to this day I will die on the hill of the p51 is the most beautiful piece of machinery that mankind has ever built

My mother told me that during WW2 here in London, whenever any German pilot bailled out, a crowd would appear from nowhere ripping the parachute to bits and the pilot would just stand their bewildered at what was going on. Many wedding dresses were made using parachute silk

This is the coolest airplane you've ever had on the channel. Absolute insanity! Pure speed.

Awesome,‼️ thank you🫵 for the tour. Great camera, man.🫵👍‼️

Amazing aircraft. Great vid. Still get a shiver down my spine when I hear that Rolls Royce Merlin engine, look up and see the elliptical wing design.

Really neat video! So interesting I have always been fascinated with world War ll Airplanes & their missions. Thank you for filming your tour & ride!

Jimmy flying over my hood Red Tail Mustang see him all the time what a ride Thx for posting

Jimmy, These videos are awesome!!! Thanks so much for taking so much time (I bet you enjoyed that) making these available to those of us that won't have the opportunity to visit these wonderful museums! I agree, working planes are so much more interesting than static beauties! Thanks!! =D=

Jimmy, you are one lucky son of a gun! I am man enough to admit it, I'm seriously jealous!!!!! That engine is the best sounding of all time. IMHO.

My favorite plane ever! Simply because it's cool & it's named like my favorite car, the "Ford Mustang" 😊

How cool was that flight. Great American technology back then. Doesn't get much better then that. R.I.P to all the passed away making this country a free and safer place to live. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🙏

Love the aircraft. My favorite museum when i was living in Georgia was Warner Robbins, free entry/ donation. One of the best collections of past aviation I've seen and the planes outside are so cool. Love the Corsair. Seen one demonstration up in South Carolina, the pilot side swinging that aircraft in turns was freaking amazing. Is that a Tigercat in the background?

You and your son do great interviews. I really like that you let them talk.

I see the correction to the correction has been made. It was Bock’s Car flown by Major Charles Sweeney. I can see the frustration in Jimmys face during the B-17 tour. Any plane lover with an interest in WWII could conduct this tour. Jimmy is saying to himself, “yes I know, can we move this along please”. As many here, I’m an now an old Baby Boomer with a father who was a WWII veteran. My father was a B-25 pilot, (yes he became deaf) transitioning B-29s as the war ended. As with all veterans, it was the best part of his life and the worst.

Great museum with a ton of walking and talking knowledge that were involved in the aerospace industry.

I love this guys enthusiasm, super contagious

Thanks for the ride...👍👍

What a great sound those Rolls have, reminds me of seafair in Seattle in the 80s when the thunder boats had rolls merlins in them.

I was there in march of 2023. great place. Love the b17 and the f117. Great work guys keeping those bird!!!

The p51 and the p40 are definitely my favorite plains ever

The P-51 Mustang is the most beautiful fighter plane ever designed! I love the 360 degree bubble canopy which wasn't on the initial models.

Jimmy, you reminded me of a kid on Christmas morning! What a great video!

I am from Wichita Ks where Learjet was headquartered until it was shutdown and my brother-in-law use to be the Operations Lead of the Flight Test Center at Learjet. The founder Bill Lear had 3 daughters but I know the famous one that everyone use to talk about in town was Shanda. Yes her maiden name was Shanda Lear and it was big hoot to everyone even after all of these years.

My Dad flew P-39's in the South Pacific! He loved the plane.

The Chipmunk isn’t a Chipmunk buddy. It’s a Fairchild PT19. (The blue and yellow one you were in front of).

Jimmy, you have just reaffirmed my desire to travel to the US and Tour Every, Air and Space Museum in the Continental USA. Cheers.

I build and fly rc planes and out of many planes i have built and flowen the p51d was one of my favorite planes to fly.

Jimmy, it's not a Chipmonk. It's a Fairchild PT-19 training aircraft. My Dad had one and I used to fly in the back seat.

Duuuude. Id love to go up in that. P51D is my all time favorite war bird.

Thanks for this Video as it was very informal. What an amazing collection as well.

Great vid there Jimmy!! Loved the museum footage

Since I was a little bitty kid I was attracted to the P-51 Mustang body. It just screamed sharp, powerful fast and maneuverable. What an experience it would be to fly in one.

I’ve been to this museum in Palm Springs, it’s attached to the air port. I also got to Fly in that C-47 Skytrain in the background at the start of the video, it was an amazing experience, definitely something I’d want to do again

Good morning from Minnesota! Great episode!!

Bill Leers’ daughter is Shanda. Great video. I can understand how one can get lost in history in places like that. I visited the Smithsonian Museum of American History in DC and was in there almost the whole day.