I took a gamble and make the 230 mile trip up to Wick for the arrival of Mustang N515ZB, The Berlin Express… and struck it lucky
I thought that this was my “money shot” as it was through the fence under a cloud
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
… and then I got lucky with air side access
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
The gentleman in the flying suit was the guy with Balls of steel, to fly this old girl across the Atlantic
Horsemen N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
They were debating whether or not to fly on or night-stop at Wick tonight and by the looks of it they may have stopped at Wick
My sincere thanks to HIAL Wick / John O’Groats Airport for their hospitality
By: Bob - 9th July 2017 at 18:47
Never had the opportunity to see warbirds up close like this when I lived in Wick!! Thats a trip north worth making 😉
By: JohnTerrell - 4th July 2017 at 16:26
Fantastic photos – a great documentation of that stop in the journey. The two gentleman pictured are Lee Lauderback (expert pilot) and one of his brothers, Richard Lauderback (expert mechanic), who was one of the three mechanics aboard the King Air support aircraft on the flight over.
By: Wallace - 4th July 2017 at 14:17
N515ZB P-51 , Wick by Wallace Shackleton, on Flickr
I reworked it, perhaps that’s why.
By: Archer - 4th July 2017 at 13:17
Great photos, thanks for sharing! Number 5 isn’t showing up though…
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