There's a local P 51D here that the guy gets out a few times a year. She makes a magical rumble. I will say some of these helicopters flying around today sound pretty badass.
Not to hijack, but must report:
Aluminum Overcast, one of the last (?) airworthy B17s, has made several tour stops at a local muni airport about 10 min from me. I never knew what it was, why it was there, etc, to find out where it would come from. I'd hear it on a weekend afternoon, see it above/between the trees ever so briefly, just enough to ID it, and then just hear it for a few minutes. One day, however, it logged 4 passes thru the only open pocket of view I have over the cul-de-sac.
On the last run I heard it ahead of time, ran out into the street, and saw it was heading right toward me following the street - a different flight path completely that I did not prepare for. Couldn't get my damn phone out of my pocket, past the password, and into video mode until it was past me.
But it would've been a helluva video clip - it was running at what surely must've been minimum altitude, and going very slow. Took a full 10 secs to show me its tail. As I type this, I wonder if the pilot was eagle-eyed and happened to notice a person on the ground come-a-running every time he went by??? He surely could've seen me on the last pass, at least.
I asked a pilot buddy that also lives nearby and he filled me in, he knew all about this plane. Maybe one day I'll see it in person.