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Aircraft hub · 1940 · Second World War
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.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
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.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes 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
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
Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Lancaster, de Havilland Mosquito, Hawker Hurricane, Messerschmitt Bf 109.
East of England has 3 collections recording the type.
Type notes
| Type | North American P-51 Mustang (D & CA-18) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 6 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 10 |
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
The Aviation Gazetteer records 10 North American P-51 Mustang airframes in UK collections.
IWM Duxford has the most in this survey, with 4 recorded airframes.