3 Key Points: The P-51 Mustang ... need for a superior fighter. Many experts consider it the best World War II fighter plane. -Conceived in just five years, the Mustang’s prototype, the NA ...

“The P-51 became the quintessential symbol of American fighter aircraft,” Kinney says. “Other fighters were just as successful, but the Mustang really captures the imagination in terms of ...

The resulting plane, of which only 272 were built, ultimately set the world record for longest nonstop flight of a propeller-driven fighter ... P-51 parts ended up being intended for the Twin ...

The P-51 Mustang sped into the breach to provide continuous coverage past the shorter-range P-38 and P-47 escorts. They ...

The North American P-82 Mustang, essentially two P-51 Mustang fighters welded together ... heavy bombers on long range missions. The fighter planes, the best example of which was the North ...

A vintage P-51 Mustang aircraft crashed in the Gulf of ... authorities and a volunteer rescue group. They found the plane in about 3 to 5 feet of water, with both occupants dead, officials said.

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most widely produced American fighter of World War II, after the North American P-51 Mustang and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. First introduced in 1939, the ...

Vintage aircraft from World War II will fly again at Northern Colorado Regional Airport. Rare B-17, B-24 and B-25 bombers and a P-51 Mustang fighter are ... aircraft from 3-5 p.m. July 14 and ...

After stumbling across Chris Brown's Lamborghini Gallardo up done in a World War II fighter plane theme ... inspiration to do a pattern based on a P-51 Mustang fighter instead.