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Narrative: The pilot of a North American P-51D Mustang (G-SHWN) reported that they were flying along the coast, straight and level, when they sighted a weight-shift microlight (P & M Aviation QuikR G-OTOP) just forward of the engine cowling, slightly to their left and at a distance of about 100m with no height separation; it was too late to take any avoiding action. The aircraft’s track was parallel to their own and they could see that the pilot of the microlight was wearing a black flight suit and helmet. They believe that the microlight pilot was unaware of their presence and, once alongside, they noticed a second microlight approximately 70m to their left. The pilot assessed the risk of collision as ‘High’.
P-51D G-SHWN c/n 122-40417. US military serial ‘44-73877’. RCAF serial ‘9279’. Now wears the markings of an aircraft of 112 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Seen on the flight line at the 2017 Flying Legends Air Show, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK 8th July 2017: