The iconic North American P-51 Mustang turned the tide of the air campaign in World War II in the allies’ favor. According to the Military Aviation Museum, a total of 15,586 P-51 Mustangs were built ...
A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., during a 2015 event. (A1C Philip Bryant/Air Force) For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ...
The P-51 Mustang, initially designed for the British RAF, became widely regarded as one of World War II's finest piston-engined fighters, with its combat performance significantly enhanced by ...
World War II saw all manner of iconic vehicles, from the U.S.-made Jeep to the British Churchill Tank. Aircraft were no different, as innovations pushed aviation engineering past prop planes and into ...
The P-51 Mustang was an American-designed, long-range, single-seat fighter and bomber escort used during World War II, as well as later conflicts. Its introduction significantly contributed to the ...