20 - P-51 Mustangs take-off! HUGE Formation! Rolls-Royce Merlins fill the air!

On September 28, 29 & 30, 2007 over eighty P-51 Mustangs, hundreds of aviation legends, Aces, Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs from WWII and thousands of spectators all came together for the "Gathering of Mustangs and Legends at Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus Ohio. Many other aircraft attended this special one-time only event also. You have to see and hear these planes in flight to appreciate the sights and sounds. The deep harmonious sound produced by 20 Rolls Royce Merlins when these Mustangs pass by is incredible!

In this segment, 20 Mustangs take off and form up to create a Giant "51" in the Saturday afternoon sky above Rickenbacker Airport. We normally go to the Reno Air Races, but this year headed to Ohio and I was glad we did.

This footage was shot using a tripod from a twelve foot photographers platform. Mounted atop my brand new Sony V1u HD camera was a broadcast quality shotgun microphone, so the sound quality is simply the best! Enjoy!

Steve Kauzlarich

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[jedimasterkyle]

That was AWESOME!

[USAYTRB]

@kgb474 .... All the modern planes you see in the air today is all over $80 mil so yeah.

[kgb474]

Totally awesome video. Always wondered what $50 million dollars looked like in the air. =)

[Cheetah6558]

Awesome .!

[jaskynyrd]

EPIC.

[MTJLT]

History on the wing!

[MgpMontville]

There is NOTHING like the sound of a MERLIN!!! Could only imagine what it would be like with all of them there at once that day!!

Stay gold "The Cadillac of the sky!" (And my favourite warbird!)