Is there a picture showing Neil Armstrong's P-51 Mustang anywhere?

Thanks for the interest and help so-far.

The serial 44-84958 brings a few links up in Google, but tracking down an image showing the nose-art is becoming a little challenging…..the search continues, although I do know there is a small scale P-51 Mustang model at “The Astronauts Hall of Fame” in Florida which has all the markings and nose-art. I may need to send a message off to them and hope they will supply the info.

Thanks again, cheers, MP

The serial # is 44-84958.

T J

Hope this helps

http://www.sflorg.com/aviation_gallery/historical/historical_05

If you know the serial No. you could check on this site .

http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/p51.shtml

spike

Andy, thanks for the feedback. I know this is really going to bug me, and in a way, it’s my own fault. I have visited the Astronauts Hall of Fame in Florida, and saw the p-51 as a scale kit behind some glass. I took some photos of it on my ‘crappy’ holiday camera and can’t make out the markings….it’s infuriating!!!!

The scale model has nose-art and markings on it, and I used my ‘happy-snappy’ camera, which ultimately didn’t give me a ‘happy’ snap 🙁

Thanks for the input.

Cheers, MP

Now, I may be barking up the wrong tree here, but I am sure I read somewhere (and saw a picture) of Neil Armstrong’s P-51. Actually it could have been in the Astronaut’s Hall of Fame in Florida where there is a small model showing his P-51 with nose-art and markings.

I am sure he never used one in combat, just for training, but I think he flew one privately for recreation.

If this is correct, are there any pictures that show it’s markings?

Cheers, MP.

http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~2~2~1838~103251:

Neil Armstrong was among the pilots using it to chase some of the X-planes