A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling ... The performance of the P-51, when fitted with a British Merlin engine, could “go as fast and as far as the bombers without losing ...

The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most ... a marked improvement in performance specifications over the ...

The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang one of the ... miles per hour in later models, the Mustang was among the fastest piston-engine fighters of its time.