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Mustangs And Corsairs Have The Best Quiz: What Aircraft Engine Part Is It?
Sounding Dives!

Ground Effect: What Really Happens

When You Get Close To The Ground?

Ferocious Frankie starred in the 1990 movie Memphis Belle.
P-51 Mustangs are one of the most iconic World War II
fighter planes. Excellent dogfighters, they were used
extensively as escort aircraft. Able to travel over 2,000
miles and with a service ceiling of 41,900 ft., they made
the perfect protectors for B-17 Flying Fortresses and
other Allied bombers.

As the bombers could only do so much to protect
themselves against faster and more maneuverable
interceptors, the Mustangs were a great addition to
these missions.

This particular Mustang named Ferocious Frankie
rolled out of the assembly line on February 2nd, 1945
in California. She was assigned to the infamous 8th Air 10 Ways To Reduce Your Chances Of
Force an served there for about a year. After An Accident
retirement, she was passed around quite a bit for the
next four decades.

Most notably, Ferocious Frankie became a racer in the
70s and finished second at the Unlimited Race at
Reno. Shortly after that, she was purchased by her
current owners, the Fighter Collection.

After giving her a new paint job, she was known as
Candyman/Moose. In 1989, she was given her latest
overhaul, where she was renamed Ferocious Frankie
and had a ‘dickey’ seat installed allowing her to carry a
passenger.