Embodying the spirit of the P-51 Mustang, the best and most important fighter of the Second World ... presence we could maintain in the ’80s and early ’90s. And as our numbers have dwindled ...
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P-51 Mustang: An American Icon
The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang one of the most versatile platforms of the Second World ...
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
Towards the end of the Second World War, as the United States considered their options for a possible invasion of Japan, there was demand for a new fighter ... for the Twin Mustang project ...
During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater. The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most iconic U ...
The new Mustang became the only long-range fighter that could reliably compete ... Late-war P-51 pilots also occasionally ...