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SCAT VII, a P-51 Mustang, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 28, 2019.
- A restored P-51 Mustang fighter flew alongside US Air Force F-16 fighters in Germany this week.
- The Mustang was once flown by late Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, a triple-ace who shot down enemy planes in World War II and in Vietnam.
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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany - A restored P-51 Mustang, once flown by the late Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, iconic US Air Force fighter pilot, flew with 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons during an event at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 28, 2019.
The event included aerial maneuvers by the P-51, formation flight training with F-16s and a presentation about Robin's accomplishments by his daughter, Christina Olds.
Robin was a triple-ace fighter pilot who had 16 kills by the end of his career. The P-51 that arrived to Spangdahlem, named SCAT VII, was Robin's seventh airplane which he flew in the last days of World War II. It was restored and is still flying around Europe in the same color scheme it had nearly 75 years ago.