I’d be extremely suprised. It was still in perfect flying condition with its owners in the UK a couple of weeks ago when I saw it.
Perhaps Yanks have a different L5?
Yep, fraid so, I followed the river up from Felixstowe and the skirted around the edge of Ipswich on my way back up to Norfolk, a very satisfying way to spend an hour on a Sunday afternoon.
I’m sure it will look spectacular as it bursts into flames on a regular basis….
Why not just put in a very hot Merlin and keep the weight down, of course it will still be slower than a Mustang, but you can’t have everything in life….