30/08/2026
✈️ AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCEMENT – P-51D MUSTANG ‘TALL-IN-THE-SADDLE’ CONFIRMED! 🇺🇸
We are thrilled to confirm that the spectacular P-51D Mustang ‘Tall-In-The-Saddle’ (G-SIJJ) will be appearing at The Victory Show 2026!
With genuine WWII combat history, this is a particularly special Mustang. Accepted by the USAAF in December 1944, the aircraft was sent to the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations and assigned to the 31st Fighter Group at Mondolfo Airfield, Italy, during the closing months of the war.
Today it wears the striking markings of ‘Tall-In-The-Saddle’, flown by 19-year-old George Hardy of the legendary 332nd Fighter Group – the Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red Tails.
In a wonderful connection to that history, George Hardy himself flew in G-SIJJ in 2016 – bringing together an original Mediterranean Theatre pilot with an original MTO Mustang more than 70 years later.
The Mustang is also remarkably original, having never undergone a complete rebuild, making the opportunity to see this genuine wartime aircraft in the skies over Cosby even more special.
Get ready for the unmistakable sight and sound of one of WWII’s most iconic fighters at The Victory Show 2026! ✈️
📅 Friday 4th – Sunday 6th September 2026
🕘 Gates open 9am daily
📍 Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leicestershire, LE9 1SG
🎟️ Tickets available for:
• General Admission
• VIP – Saturday SOLD OUT / Sunday VIP LIMITED availability
• Camping
• Saturday Evening Victory Show Dance
• History Tent Guest Speaker Talks
🎖️ Plus a full weekend of historic aircraft, military vehicles, large-scale battle re-enactments, living history displays, guest speakers, flight-line walks, live entertainment, traders and much more!
🌐 www.thevictoryshow.co.uk
Don’t miss the chance to see P-51D Mustang ‘Tall-In-The-Saddle’ take to the skies at The Victory Show 2026!
Photo: Jack Holt