This was a very difficult aeroplane to draw. I had decided on something with a New Zealand theme, but there wasn't much in the way of source material available, hence the unappealing angle. And of course, the Mustang is a highly polished aluminium beast so there are all sorts of reflections.
This drawing is of a NZ Territorial Air Force P51D Mustang. The black & red checkers denote a Canterbury squadron. NZ ordered 320 P51 Mustangs as a partial replacement of its F4U Corsairs - only 30 were delivered and the war ended before they entered service. One Mustang is on display in the RNZAF Museum and three other privately owned Mustangs are airworthy in the country.
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