Jack Roush’s P-51B “Old Crow” Now Sports Bombs

Automotive mogul, legendary NASCAR team owner, and noted aviation enthusiast Jack Roush has recently had a pair of dummy bombs installed on his North American P-51B Mustang “Old Crow” NL551E. The plane is painted in the colors and markings of the aircraft flown by celebrated World War Two USAAF “Ace” Clarence E. ‘Bud’ Anderson and the fake bombs are reproductions of the 500 pound high-explosive units that were often fitted to the plane’s underwing racks for ground attack missions during the war.

The plane, which is the second “Old Crow” that Roush has created, has taken the additional loading in stride, reportedly the addition of the bombs did not appreciably affect the handling characteristics of the plane while in flight and now loaded with armament, it will more faithfully reproduce the look of the craft when it flew combat missions during its heyday.