Another P-51 preserved in Cuba ?

Not sure if this is of any help….

http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/pages/44-74505.shtml

Thanks John, but this is the one I mentioned earlier as being on display at Havana – the one with sawed off wings must be a different one.

Cheers
Martin

Not sure if this is of any help….

http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/pages/44-74505.shtml

Hi APC104 (and welcome to the forum)

thanks a lot – Playa Giron is where Cuban Sea Fury #541 is on display, right ?

Martin

There is also a number of aircraft on ‘display’ in Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs) – I didn’t take photos as the place is quite a depressing site. For reference, there are also a number of jets (Migs) on concrete stands between Maria la Gorda and Pinar del Rio.

It is possible the P51s have been keep in good condition – the Cubans take great pride in their ability to maintain anything, regardless of the lack of suitable supplies. However – due to their US heritage, have been kept hiden. Further, the Santiago area is difficult to access – poor roads and no road signs.

Could this be FAR-301 ex P-51D (44-73978) which is ‘reported to be displayed at Revolution Museum’ (according to WD 4) and not the one displayed as FAR-401 in Havana (quoted as P-51D 44-74505)

Martin, did u try to contact the webmaster?

Alex

Ciao !

working on it…..

😉

Martin

Hello Alvin and welcome to the forum !

Do you speak about the photo above or a photo you wanted to attach ?

I’d be interested in your photograph and kindly ask you to send it to my through e-mail:

martin[at]swissmustangs.ch (replace [at] with @)

Thank you and best regards
Martin

Martin, did u try to contact the webmaster?

Alex

Gents:
I took this picture at the Museum of the Revolution in downtown Havana two weeks ago.

alvin

I noticed that they also have the Kingfisher marked #50 on display. The Warbird Directory lists this as being:
(to Cuban Navy as 50)
Museo de la Revolucion, Havana 76/02
(landplane, displ. as “Marina 50”)
Has this been moved, or are there two of them with same #?

T J

Thanks for the heads up re. Mayari Arriba !

The other link is known – some good data here and photos – but the P-51 in question is not mentioned in particular….

Talk to you later
Regards
Martin

Martin,

The Airfield at Mayari Arriba fits in here somewhere. I think this is nearby Santiago de Cuba at the east end. They seem to have a joint TV station.

Also see this site.

http://www.urrib2000.narod.ru/EqMustang-e.html

Mark

Sagua de Tanámo

Hey Martin this looks like an unknown museum.

I googled Sagua de Tanámo and got this for the region after translation.

Just the other side of the wire for the Americans then.

This on the lower coast of the far east end of Cuba.

“The present municipality of Sagua de Tanámo was a pedánea captainship of the jurisdiction of Guantánamo until 1878. In century XVIII the first settlers settled down themselves of permanent form, who dedicated themselves to the raising of cattle. The wood necessity for the naval constructions in Havana attracted towards that territory a group of woodcutters. The fluvial and the existence of numerous bays and embosomed routes facilitated the extraction workings. These individuals brought their families and began seedtime of diverse fruits and tobacco.”

Mark