Unusual aerial sighting today

[DWalt]

First, my home is about a quarter mile south of the landing path into the San Antonio International Airport, so I see a lot of incoming aircraft coasting in. I was in my back yard this afternoon, and heard an unusually loud noise. I looked up to see a P-51 coming in for a landing. It seemed to be painted with typical military markings. No idea what the occasion was, probably CAF. Not something I see every day, in fact, this is my first sighting of a P-51 that I can remember.

 

[moosedog]

They are a work of art. I love air shows.

 

[lihpster]

Tom Cruise had a hankering for brisket and burritos.

 

[Alk8944]

DWalt,

If you are interested here is a link to Air Show Center for Texas. I don't see anything for San Antonio though. :Air Show Center | Texas - 2025 Air Show Schedule

 

[Old 44 Guy]

P-51's flew over the house many times during WW2. That V-12 engine made a sound that stayed in my brain forever. Heard it later during the Korea police action thing.

 

[S-W4EVER]

We live near our local airport. One day several years ago I heard a very loud airplane fly over the house, loudest I’d ever heard and it was a B-17. The guys that flew in them in WW2 must have all gone deaf (if they lived long enough).

 

[Retired W4]

This one was on display at Barksdale AFB.

 

[DWalt]

I can’t find any local news media reports of a P-51 landing at SAT yesterday. I’d think there would have been some mention made somewhere.

 

[SMSgt]

I'll take a P-38 Lightning, please.

 

[Retired W4]

I'll take a P-38 Lightning, please.

The twin tail devil as it was known to the enemy.

 

[Rudi]

That sound of the P 51 is fantastic.

 

[Delta Expatriate]

Maybe fifteen years ago, I was at a tire store in nearby Ridgeland, Mississippi, standing outside talking to a colleague on my cell phone, and looked up and saw a P-51 overhead, banking and turning, obviously preparing to land at the adjacent Madison airport. As best as I can remember, it was the first time I had actually seen one in flight. I instantly knew what it was.