The rhythm, the cadence, is hypnotic. The late-afternoon sun helps: scales flying off the fish flash in a silvery, summery gust. Three young men fall into a soft, steady rhythm — fish, knife, entrails — chop, chop! The day winds down at the pier, and Curaçao — this small, arid island off the northern coast of Venezuela, part of the former Dutch Antilles — now stands out as one of the best ideas conceived since the Big Bang; at times, it may also seem like the opposite: a Caribbean theme park for Europeans and Americans. But not now — it is a kingdom of physical well-being, a haven of tranquility, the soul of the slow world. Guts, scales, salt water, milky sun, rhythm, rhythm, rhythm.

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North American P51-D Mustang HI-G N6306T 1945 44-74878 USAAF 1947 44-74878 USAF 1951 9259 RCAF
Built by North American at Inglewood California USA served with USAAF 44-74878 USAAF USAF 44-74878 & 9259 RCAF

North American P-51D Mustang Gunfighter N5428V 1945 USAAF 1947 USAF 44-73264 Construction 122-39723
Built by North American at Inglewood California USA served with United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-73264 later transferred to 55th Fighter group at RAF Wormingford England AAF-159
This P51 is now owned by the Commemorative Air Force CAF based at Dallas, Texas
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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