AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1940

Aircraft hub · 1940 · Second World War

North American P-51 Mustang

A British order, an American airframe, a Merlin engine: the escort that made Berlin a fighter destination. The gazetteer currently lists it at 6 UK museums.

1940
First flight
15,586
Built
437 mph
Top speed
6
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the North American P-51 Mustang in the UK

The gazetteer records 10 North American P-51 Mustang airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 6 UK collections, in 3 regions: London & Around, East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Biggin Hill Heritage HangarChecked 2026-10-08 Westerham London & Around North American P-51D Mustang 44-73656
Bottisham Airfield MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England North American P-51D Mustang full-size replica Replica
North American P-51 Mustang sit-in cockpit replica Replica
East Essex Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Clacton-on-Sea East of England North American P-51D Mustang forward fuselage wreckage 44-14574 Wreckage
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England North American P-51D Mustang 411631
North American P-51D Mustang 'Tall in the Saddle' 44-72035
North American P-51B Mustang 43-24837
North American P-51D Mustang 'Marinell' 413521
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage CentreChecked 2026-10-08 Spilsby Midlands & Lincolnshire North American P-51C Mustang (crash remains) 42-103007 Wreckage
Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 London London & Around North American P-51D Mustang 413317

3D model

The P-51D-30-NA in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as 44-74409, a North American P-51D-30-NA Mustang built at Inglewood, California, in 1945 with a Packard Merlin V-1650-7, flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force as 9235, then by private owners in the United States and Venezuela, flown as N51RT by Bob Tullius in the markings of Capt Donald R. Emerson’s 44-13317 ‘VF-B’ of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, and given to the RAF Museum in 2003, painted as it is shown at RAF Museum London: polished natural metal, a red spinner and nose ring, an olive-drab anti-glare panel and canopy frame, the star and bar on both fuselage sides, above the port wing and below the starboard wing, black ‘VF’ and ‘B’ codes, ‘413317’ under a black band on the fin, black bands on the upper wings and tailplanes, black and white invasion stripes under the wings and rear fuselage, seven victory crosses under the cockpit, the dorsal fin fillet, and a black four-blade propeller with yellow tips; the Donald Duck nose art on the port cowling is left off, and the drop tanks displayed beside it are not fitted. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.5 MB) · Plate 95 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Lancaster, de Havilland Mosquito, Hawker Hurricane, Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 3 collections recording the type.

Type notes

The North American P-51 Mustang in brief

TypeNorth American P-51 Mustang (D & CA-18)
UK museums holding one6
Airframes recorded in this survey10

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many North American P-51 Mustang airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 10 North American P-51 Mustang airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most North American P-51 Mustang airframes?

IWM Duxford has the most in this survey, with 4 recorded airframes.