P-51 looking for help on a Military Vehicle Forum???

[DH82EH]

I love a story with a happy ending!

Thank goodness for a good outcome, based on some quick thinking and great decision making.

Well done sir.

Andy Scott

[Robbie Stuart]

Thanks for the update Doug, I put a call in to Chuck yesterday, but I guess he's probably a little busy, I have not heard back from him.
Two times now he has saved that airplane!
Good job Chuck!

Robbie

[Zachary]

Well done, Chuck!

[flyingsailor]

Well, seems Chuck believed the "Farmer's Daughter" story and thought he'd check it out
Chuck was flying "the Brat" from Colorado Springs to Midland when the engine got hot real quick. He made the decision to get it down then, as he was a long way from an airport. He picked out a 30,000 ft. x 100ft. runway ( dirt road) and landed, with power. I flew out and landed at a nearby farmers strip that doesn't show up on the GPS and wouldn't have been a good choice anyway. We went over the plane and there are no leaks and filling up the header tank, it only took a 1 1/2 gals of water, so it didn't run out of coolant. No signs of anything in the exhaust. Looks like a water pump failure. It's being disassembled and brought back to the museum.

Chuck made a great choice and landed without incident and not even a scratch or rock ding!!! Saturday was the opening of Antelope season, and it was fun watching the occasional truck drive by and slam on the brakes when they caught a glimpse of "The Brat" in front of the farmers house. To make matters worse, there was no "Farmers Daughter", not even a sheep. No beer either.

Good Job Chuck

Best possible outcome and cool thinking by Chuck! Unfortunate about no Farmers Daughter but after having spent time in NM, maybe a good thing

Hope to see Chuck and The Brat back up soon.

[robkamm]

I want to see it parked next to a farm house. pictures please.

[N3Njeff]

Pics are posted on the MV forum. Interesting we're up on it before here.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread ... ost1413999

[Warbird Kid]

Cant see them. Could you repost?

[Ztex]

[Fouga23]

attempt at something 1960's

[hang the expense]

That has the flavor of an English country side during the war.Very cool pics and when is the last time you saw a mustang on a dirt road?

[aerojock]

It reminds me of the way Lefty Gardner used to park his Mustang in his yard when he live in Mercedes.

[UC61K]

Glad to hear and see all are safe and I am sure the plane will return to the wild blue very soon!
Great job and great choice to put her down before bad things happened!
Jim C.
UC-61K 43-14964 / RAF HB-690

[Deuelly]

Great job Chuck, and glad your safe.

It is rare nowadays to see a picture of a P-51 sitting by a dirt road in tall grass with an old farmhouse in the background.

How about that "Look what I found in Grandpa's trunk" look.

[Obergrafeter]

No farmers daughter, but were there any cute sheep?