P-51 Mustang Marinell
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Warbird2026 debut

P-51 Mustang Marinell

North American P-51D · Isabel Rutland

Debuting at Eastbourne this year. Isabel Rutland displays the silver P-51D each day of the show.

With a Packard-built Merlin, the P-51D could escort bombers all the way to Berlin and home again.

Who flies it

  • Isabel Rutland

    Display pilot

    2023 Standard National Aerobatics Champion and Tiger Trophy winner. Marinell is Eastbourne’s first female-piloted solo warbird display. She flies the P-51 each day of Airbourne 2026.

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