Macchi MC.205V Veltro??

The aircraft is most definitely not a North American P-51D Mustang as stated. Nor is it a Macchi MC.205V Veltro.

It is in fact a Fiat G-59-4B, a postwar fighter-trainer that was owned and I assume in this film flown by the late Guido Zucholli, who was a well known warbird collector in Australia (where this film was made). The aircraft was Italian built and had a Rolls Royce Merlin engine, hence the reason it sounds much like a Mustang. It was also originally built with two cockputs and Guido flew it in that configuration for many years before modifying it to the single cockpit config so it looked more like a wartime Italian fighter. It flew in Italian Air Force markings, and so is not quite right for this picture having a german pilot, but it is closer than the P-51B/C that was used to represent the Bf109 in the original 1943 version. Guido was killed in an accident in 1997. His wife Lynn still runs his collection I believe but I also believe the Firat was sold to the USA a few years ago. I hope this clears it up.