My dad flew out of Iwo Jima, he absolutely loved his D, named it after my mom. When he died we discovered his log book, many many sorte's over Japan mainland and perimeter security over the island. This plane has a special place in my heart.

@KermitWeeks444

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. And thanks to your dad for his service.

@relix5910

2 жыл бұрын

Was it this exact plane im wondering cause it has a womans name on it

@josh05683

2 жыл бұрын

@@relix5910 This is a C not a D

@kingcamilo

2 жыл бұрын

@@josh05683 maybe his dad flew a "D"

@Mike-01234

Жыл бұрын

Your father had guts because bailing out over Japan was bad news most didn't return lot of pilots were killed by towns people unlike the Germans who put them in POW camps. Not lot of good documentaries on WW2 fighter pilots over Japan.

That's not a plane, that's a work of pure aerodynamic art.

@douglasfreeman3229

Жыл бұрын

Too right!

It’s hard to believe this was only 40 years after the wright brothers first flew

@goodzilla3470

3 жыл бұрын

SANTOS DUMONT**

@nathanblades3395

3 жыл бұрын

I know mind blowing and then soon after that the moon

@wuchs031

3 жыл бұрын

First flight was with Santos Dumont!!!!

@luizfernandoventura4581

3 жыл бұрын

Wright brother flying after Santos Dumont .

@ghjl8

3 жыл бұрын

SANTOS DUMONT*****

Searched 2019 mustang, ended up in this vid, Im not even mad

@Packle.

3 жыл бұрын

Why would you be mad in the first place?

I love the fact that this one is a Tuskegee airmen mustang.

- About to fly in a plane - Keep in mind that it was a WW2 FIGHTER - Dresses like hes about to go grocery shopping - Is a legend

@behindthen0thing

3 жыл бұрын

Not a legend

@kaito1213

3 жыл бұрын

It a Legand

"That's the bomb release. We don't use that." LOL

@robertdivany1627

5 жыл бұрын

Not anymore lol

@adembayraktar3860

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@indoraptorindosavage2712

4 жыл бұрын

Not yet

@Packle.

3 жыл бұрын

@NowhereMan_ YT Do you really think there is a bomb in it. there has not been a bomb in that bay since WW2

@CallSignAlza

3 жыл бұрын

“I only use it when my wife kicks me out of the house.”

Tucked in Polo Shirt, White New Balance shoes... Dad Mode has been Engaged

@irish89055

5 жыл бұрын

Slob look disengaged...

@mikes4x4garage

5 жыл бұрын

And a Rolex...

@thumpin250

4 жыл бұрын

Is your name derived from the GI joe spoof shorts?

@deandalapanda

4 жыл бұрын

lol New Balance- the new shoe now sponsored by the US AF---- New balance, whether you are in the ground riding the streets of LA in your corvette... or flying that P51 Mustang into combat.. New Balance has your back, Jack

@lancelotkillz

4 жыл бұрын

Serial killer

You drive a mustang? Oh thats cute, I fly a mustang

@jxmint4458

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rungcox4823

5 жыл бұрын

Dodge Wrench lmao

@KM-xn5kj

5 жыл бұрын

I swear i thought this was a car video lml

@atichatiplaeman3001

5 жыл бұрын

.

@Sh8rk1

5 жыл бұрын

I fly a C560...is that enough...without the sound?

I'd be scared to touch that thing in case I left a smudge. It's gorgeous!

@luisestela7947

2 жыл бұрын

Por fa. En español lokue kuieres

One of the most beautiful fighters ever built along with the Spitfire and Fw190.

No ones going to mention he’s wearing a Rolex aswell. This guy seems like a true badass lol

@Make-Asylums-Great-Again

5 жыл бұрын

CryTec don’t you wear one? I thought everyone had a Rolex.

@BareSphereMass

5 жыл бұрын

If you own a ~$3 Million airplane, a $12,000 watch is not that much...

@tsiyyon5601

5 жыл бұрын

BareSphereMass well I didn’t exactly know he owns the plane buddy.

@e.d.4824

4 жыл бұрын

GMT

@kreed1004

4 жыл бұрын

get off the luxury jock

he didnt check the M2/AN Browning machine guns in case of Luftwaffe

@jejai117

5 жыл бұрын

@purplinko fvck u bitch

@Make-Asylums-Great-Again

5 жыл бұрын

Fai Muse what’s up with your response? What are you 15? Have fun on KZread little fella.

@tntfreddan3138

4 жыл бұрын

Nah. British Hispanos tend to do a better job against that.

@diwi1967

4 жыл бұрын

@Podge SHEIZE!!!

@za0za0648

4 жыл бұрын

@Ryan Roberts Uh, that's actually stupid, the Luftwaffe, or the germans weren't even communist, that's just absurd.

Your a very fortunate man to get to own and fly one of those masterpieces of aviation history!

航空機好きの私が、このコクピット内を見ただけで、すごく感動して鳥肌が立ちそう。 日本人として、その昔に・・このコクピットの中で我が国の零戦と闘う命の駆け引きをしていたのかと思うと、更に感動しました。

I bet it never gets old stepping into this thing.

Kermit, a few years ago my sister took me to your facility in Polk for my birthday,as a huge WW2 airplane lunatic i felt like i had died and gone to heaven,thank you for taking such good care of these airplanes, you are truly envied in a good way, hope you and your family are doing well these days.

@GlassTopRX7

4 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of tourist traps between Orlando and Tampa, this is NOT one them.

This is an awesome aircraft. I think even today this is still the fastest prop plane out there, with a top speed of 437 mph. My grandfather, William Walker flew this in WWII in the European theater when he was in the US Army Air Corps. He has told me of a few dog fights he was in against some pretty skilled German pilots. I think he was only 21 back then. He passed away here a couple of years ago at the age of 91. God bless all of those brave pilots as well as all of the veterans of late and today. Thank you for this great video!

@JediLivesMatter2

5 жыл бұрын

God bless your Grandfather, and all his service in the Army Air Corp.

@ibXCVs-Mom

5 жыл бұрын

P-51D 436 mph, P-47D Thunderbolt 428 mph, P-47M 473 mph, P-47N (served in Pacific and with Mustangs escorted B-29's on bombing missions to Japan) 467 mph, F4U-4 Corsair 448 mph. All served in WWII. P-51H 487 mph (post war). In August 1944 a test bed P-47 "razorback" with the upgraded engine destined for the P-47M and an upgraded GE turbo supercharger recorded a top of 504 MPH. The plane was nicknamed the "Superbolt" and had a cartoon drawing of Superman on the cowling. This was fastest speed for a piston powered airplane until several decades later it was broken by an F8F Bearcat heavily modified for racing.

@crashburn3292

5 жыл бұрын

Christopher - Today's P-51's fly way faster than 437mph. The modified race plane "Voodoo" which races at the Reno Air Races flew at 550+ mph while trying to set a speed record. I don't recall if they set the record or not. I knew a pilot WWII and Korean war vet who flew the P-51 in combat. He said if he had the choice of any plane at the time, he said he'd take the P-47 Thunderbolt. He said it was almost as fast as the 51, and could take A LOT more punishment. That it could take a lot of damage and still get you home.

@crashburn3292

5 жыл бұрын

There is a modified Bearcat that won at Reno for many years. "Rare Bear" For a few years it dominated the Reno Air Races. The plane is a beast. It's got a massive radial engine in it and 4 huge oversized propellers taken off a C-130 Cargo plane. Here's a video of it taking off. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHeFrtJ7qaTIntY.html

@pigskin1000

5 жыл бұрын

@@ibXCVs-Mom cool.. tx

5:47 "let me just check my watch" *checks his Rolex* "Oh that's right, I'm rich"

@Ryan-ie4se

4 жыл бұрын

he said to oil it for 2 minutes idiot

@renlin8925

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan's RC are you sure he’s the idiot

@exiletsj2570

4 жыл бұрын

Well he owns a vintage aircraft, so that’s kind of a given, buddy.

@klontz3572

4 жыл бұрын

Rolex's serve certain purposes.. Rolex's are for different things. There are sea-dwellers and oysters (etc...) which are designed for low depth divers. There are sky-dwellers (and others that I won't bother listing) that are for flying (hints the name). Also, these watches aren't as expensive as you think. You can get a Rolex for as low as around $3,000 and some of the newer or older and rarer models go upwards of $10,000+.

@TungstenCarbideTempe

3 жыл бұрын

Grog lol that’s a good one!! Lol its sure a lot of people who don’t get the joke and insult before doing any thinking.

Amazing how fast those kids got up in the air back then..

Spotless airplane. Absolutely beautiful condition.

hands down my favorite US plane ever! My Grandfather flew one in the war and bought one in the 70s that I was lucky enough to fly. This is a beautiful plane indeed.... thanx for the upload.

@luissilva-co9xg

5 жыл бұрын

Yes baby, german thecnology

@americanpatriot3667

5 жыл бұрын

trxxxtr same here love their bird probably the best looking out of any plane

@irish89055

5 жыл бұрын

I think I saw Mustangs in the mid-seventies going for a hundred thousand back on trade a plane

@robertdore9592

5 жыл бұрын

In the 'Prop age' I'd agree, but Jet wise, F-4 Phantom, F-104 Starfighter and A-10 Warthog.

This plane is so cool.

Hello video very well explained super detailed! Congratulations on all this information about the North American P-51C Mustang! Than you very much!

I would have a huge smile on my face from just sitting in that thing. That is a beautiful plane!

This is my all time favorite plane ! As a child , in my grandparents back yard around the pool, their freind had a Mustang and he would fly by and shake his wings at us .

Excellente vidéo du P51Mustang!

Thank you Mr. Weeks for this wonderful post. We visited your fabulous museum a few years back while vacationing in Orlando and I had a friend tell me your facility was a must see. I have thanked him many times for turning me on to your facility. I was mesmerized by it and learned so much. I was sad to hear though that you closed it to public tours. I really would like to experience it again for that's what it was for me....an experience. In the meantime I hope you post more of these informative videos. Thank you again for what you have contributed to the education of us regular folks in the glory of these marvelous machines.

Good Lord!! It's a like a brand new machine, fresh from the showroom floor!! and with Red Tail markings ... this is MEGA-impressive! Thank you for sharing this.

Coolest "crash helmit" ever.

Rocking the sneans and flying a mustang. No-one is having more fun than this guy!

That just might be the most beautiful aircraft ever built. You explain everything so nicely. That's very important to most of us.

@northwestprof60

5 жыл бұрын

If the Mustang had stopped at this level and never gone to the D, you would have never heard crap about the plane. The C was a good, decent plane; the D was another level altogether

I won a raffle for a ride in a P-51 Mustang and I have to say, it was the ride of my life!

@heididietrich9800

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool!

@GarrisonFall

5 жыл бұрын

I'm turning green with envy. Was it a training variant? (Two seater.)

Love the outline of that plane when the landing gear is up. Beautiful.

I love the " Tuskeegee Airmen " movie! Amazing how important, and skillful these Pilots were!

I don't care how old The Mustang is, seeing the 50 cal Brownings in the wings pumps my testes.

Thank you for posting this video! It always amazes me to see how each P-51 is different! Plus these planes are still somewhat rare to see.

“Look over there!” “What?” “Red Tails!”

My Dad was a BTG in B-17F's in WWII with the 100th out of Thorpe Abbots. I was born in "50. He told me the only reason I was here was because the Mustangs showed up after his eighth mission. Thanks North American, and Semper Fi.

Its nice to have a person teaching us and explaining us things for a change :)

I love this plane! I helped to rebuild it back in the mid 1990's in California. What a great way to start my aircraft maintenance career. I can still see the parts I helped to build. Thanks for the video!

@DIOSpeedDemon

5 жыл бұрын

Lucky Dogg. Worked on the Best right from the start of your career.

@heididietrich9800

5 жыл бұрын

It's a pretty plane!

@vividvulpe9842

2 жыл бұрын

✌️& ❤️

That's one well looked after Mustang :)

@happyseal7202

5 жыл бұрын

Film Masters it should be illegal to mistreat a P-51.

@ahahm3

5 жыл бұрын

happy Seal Yeah, If something has a fine penalty, it’s illegal..

@milomars5237

5 жыл бұрын

So the swastikas, are they there because of the 3rd Reich or for a symbolic religious view.

@venooby585

5 жыл бұрын

@@milomars5237 its supposed to say how many german aircraft it shot down supposedly

@milomars5237

5 жыл бұрын

Venooby ohh, that makes more sense

What a lovely machine. Also amazing that its a red tail. I really respect these soldiers

"That's the bomb release, we don't use that". Mad lad

Thank you for your services! God bless y'all!

holy shit i got the chills as you climbed in with go pro on.. climbing into a sacred piece of history..

These Mustangs must have one hell of a battery array in them. It is running pumps....instrumentation....heaters...before even being asked to spin over this huge hunk of engine with 12 massive pistons and crank and compression. Incredible.

"That's the bomb release, we dont use that" 😂😂

Mr Weeks, you are my hero. Sincerely. Cheers to you!!

I appreciate you making these video. Can't wait to fly one soon.

I love these. With all the necessary fiddling around in the cockpit before takeoff. I cant imagine doing that in a hurry, while the enemy is flying over and strafing you.

“Whistles” that’s one big stick sir. Thank you for showing us this

these beautiful things saved my grandfathers lives on numerous occasions. my grandfather on my mothers side told me how they saved everybody's skin in france, and my grandfather on my fathers side told me the same on the pacific front shortly before the bombs were dropped. i wouldnt be here if it wasnt for this perfect machine.... easily my favorite aircraft of all time.

@Gapooz

5 жыл бұрын

Mustangs and Spitfires are my favs for WW II fighter planes.

Must have taken months to polish all that aluminum! Looks incredible!!

@machbaby

2 жыл бұрын

True. But I never understood why so many American planes during WWII flew in combat in shinny aluminum airframes? (I know, not to this degree.) The sun reflecting back off must have given them away for miles. The Germans easily had the best aircraft camo schemes. Just an observation.

@FP194

Жыл бұрын

@@machbaby Actually that was a warning to the enemy pilots that they were about to have a bad day A P51D shot down an ME262

Kermit Weeks is my spirit animal.

The metal finish is astounding. Beatiful.

Its not just an aeroplane.... its an art form...☺️

Beautifully restored aircraft! You did a great job taking us through a detailed pre-flight and flight through landing. No check list but following a well polished routine. Very well done sir. (USAF 69-73 Aircraft Electronic Navigation Equipment Repairman)

Really like that this aircraft honors the Tuskegee Airmen. I got to go up in a P-51 once and it was a total kick...and an honor.

So much knowledge it takes to fly like this wow!

Nice what a gorgeous plane. I would really enjoy owning one of these classic birds

1:18 damn, this plane's seen five kills? That's amazing, but then again it is a Red Tail, heard those pilots were living legends in the sky

@lepone2317

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The pilot who flew this beautiful plane was definitely an ace.

@starsmoth5182

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what the nazi symbols are for? The kills the pilot got?

@koencagurangan3256

3 жыл бұрын

@@starsmoth5182 Yeah, they're Victory Markings, a decal painted on the plane to show the pilot's kill count. Usually the flag or symbol of the country that owned the plane they shot down, I think.

@SenkaBandit

2 жыл бұрын

@@koencagurangan3256 yes true

Thank you Kermit, Your restoration / preservation work is known and appreciated over here in U.K.

In tears Kermit. Thank you!

That's one beautiful plane! Best fighter in history!!!

awesome plane, wish we were still using it--it was such a great design and beautiful to look at

The mustang is my favorite prop plane of all time. It is a thing of beauty to look at, and is bad ass in the air.

@hubertmatos5920

4 жыл бұрын

I believe is the most succesful war plane in the history of the US Air Force...

I built many Mustang models growing up. Thank You for the tribute to the TAM.

*The Mighty Mustang of WWII was the F-22 in of its time!!* *This will be exciting to watch, as we've never seen anyone post such an incredible vlog!* *We really appreciate you sharing it with us too!!*

@stevewilk2726

5 жыл бұрын

The MIGHTY MACHINE of WWII was the P47 not 51.......

@Nerezza1

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevewilk2726 This. The P-47 pilots preferred to emergency land instead of bailing out because the plane was so tough and the cockpit had so much extra space.

@absinth2k1

5 жыл бұрын

nice joke, the F-22 in this time was the ME262

@absinth2k1

5 жыл бұрын

@flip inheck thats not true and Meteor was in Service? Hahaha

thank you soooo much for posting this. how i wish i were one of you master p51 pilots but you know..this is the closest il get to being and flying in one so il definately settle for getting an actual walkthrough of what you go thro to get these machines up in the air. very much appreciated ^-^

That is the most beautiful piece of machinery I have ever seen!

My favorite all time airplane ever.

Amazing video! Thanks for uploading!

@brandonfry1896

4 жыл бұрын

'll bg7yg

Hay, Kermie, that Fisheye lens makes the nose of that Mustang look like a Spitfire with stainless steel skin... One hell of a lot of love and devotion went in to that machine...kudos.

This dude flies a Tuskegee Mustang, what a lucky guy. So jealous.

The highly polished al-u-mini-um skin is very distinctive!

Wow what a plane

the p 51 mustang is my favorite plane out of any modern and old.

One of the most beautiful aircraft ever built. The thing borders on a work of art

@richarddavenport9708

2 жыл бұрын

It is my favorite!

Beautiful, sleek, fast. Gotta love it.

My God, what a beautiful example of one of the sexiest aircraft ever. Thank you for this wonderful series of videos.

@excelephant

8 жыл бұрын

***** I'm listening..

@excelephant

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Supermarine is right up there, I did say the Mustang was ONE of the sexiest aircraft ever ;) I remember one of my early flights as a student pilot (quite a while ago now) I was heading back to base after some stall / spin training when I heard a transmission in my headset to the local TC mentioning something about Mustang, aerobatic maneuvers and training area (where I was). Next thing I knew I heard the roar of a merlin 12 and a silver streak came rocketing past, barrel rolling over the top of my little Piper Tomahawk, climbing away then looping back towards me to pass about 500ft to port before turning, passing me again and crossing my nose from low starboard to high port. Aside from being just awestruck by the sight and sound of one of my hero aircraft tearing around me, I momentarily imagined I was in a fighter trying to get guns on this silver streak and realised that this would be a bloody hard thing to achieve! (especially in a Tommy). It was incredible and to this day, one of my favourite flying experiences. It was the day I truly fell in love with the P51. So yeah, you can have your SM ;)

@excelephant

8 жыл бұрын

*****​ I feel very lucky to have experienced it, a few minutes later and I would have missed it! I just realised that it sounds in my telling of it like the p51 was really close as it went over the top of me. In truth it wouldn't have got closer than 500ft, but to me it seemed I could have reached out and touched it. I can still feel the rumble in my chest as it went past. A truly wonderful memory.

@excelephant

7 жыл бұрын

Alan Hamilton That would have been something to behold!

@tasospatriwtis396

7 жыл бұрын

the p-51 it was an ugly plane all the germans planes are beter

Me to my friends: "Just going for a ride in my Mustang today" Friend: "Oh yeah when did you get a sports car?" ::Smirks of joy::

thank you dcs for teaching me every bit of this plane

Fantastic paint job and awsome chrome

Amazing the hours that took the buff that aluminum out to a chrome finish awesome Lovett hoorah

Great plane...love the Red Tail configuration. Great video.

unbelievable machine thank you so much for sharing.

You are a lucky man to fly such birds.😁😁

Respect for the Tuskegee Airman colors.

Ese avión me encanta. Soy piloto y fui oficial de la Fuerza Aérea de la República Dominicana, y cuando ingresé a esa institución, uno de los primeros aviones que me sorprendió, fue el P-51. Una potencia increíble y lo maniobrable que era. Espero algún día volver a volarlo.

The cockpit is so beautiful and the plane is too. Man that has to be a joy to fly.

Such a pristine cockpit and aircraft. Showroom quality.

If i could own a plane this would be the one😁

Thank you for the respect to Lee Archer and the Tuskegee Airmen. I love the guy in the Zoot Suit.The Red Tails.

I love the sound of this plane. It is magnificent.

OMG. Reminds me of the pre-check I had to do when I drove a school bus. This was AWESOME!

@MarsFKA

5 жыл бұрын

Heheh. I hope you checked the trim tabs and governor pressure and made sure that the gun ports were clear. That must have been the Mother of all school routes that you drove...

*_everybody gangsta until he escorted a bomber to the germany_*

Oh this makes me want to fly so badly .

Thank you for sharing this. What a gorgeous plane.

...and too see the irony of him taking a "Red Tail" up into the air is not lost on me! It was once thought by sooo many that Black Americans couldn't handle machines like this, so to see the cockpit, the instrumentation, start-up process, etc...is a testimonial to those gentlemen and how much their success meant to our community!

@OslerWannabe

5 жыл бұрын

There was considerable irony in the American performance in the war. We accept the adulation of the western world for having saved it from fascism, and if it's not forthcomiing, we are not shy about reminding the world of what they owe us. However, if Japan hadn't forced the issue, it's debatable whether we would have ever participated at all. It took us most of the war to realize that barring African American citizens from flying was self-destructive. They proved MORE than the equal of the white pilots. The ultimate irony though is that we ostensibly fought to defeat fascism, but we rolled over and allowed the fascist elements in our own country to convince us that the BEST ethnic group of American citizens couldn't be trusted, and put them into concentration camps, without ever showing that a single Japanese American was disloyal. A great number of them fought for America, and their families and descendants, to this day betray no sense that they feel betrayed. I grew up in a community which was largely Japanese American, and they were, and are, by far the best Americans I've ever known. The pathetic reparations that were paid decades after the atrocity were only a testimony to what a shit culture white America, MY culture, really is. We have so much to be ashamed of, like accepting, without a fight the appointment of the fascist tRump as President by the Russian dictator. We won't fight back, so we are nothing more than a Russian satellite now. Our democracy is very nearly irretrievably injured, and honestly, good riddance. Killed by white trash.