With rubber tires in short supply, wooden wheels are attached to a P-51 Mustang fighter plane so it may be moved around the ramp at the Inglewood, Calif., plant of North American Aviation, October 1942. [2409 × 3000]

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KapitanKurt

Sidewall instructions include “DO NOT INFLATE”
MrBezhead

I don’t think that’s a p51 considering the roundel, guns and shape of the wing. It’s most likely a Spitfire Mk Vc because of the 2 20mm cannons on one wing.
LacusClyne

Would they fly with the wooden wheels?

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