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P-51 Mustang

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How a P-51 Mustang Works

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P-51 Mustang Low Flybys! Gathering of Warbirds 2017

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P-51 Mustang with WWII Footage

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P-51 Mustang Full Documentary

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WWII pilot reunited with P-51 Mustang he flew in combat

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October.
  • Facts 

  • Design and development 

  • United Kingdom operational service 

  • Prewar theory 

  • Eighth Air Force bomber operations 1942–1943 

  • P-51 introduction 

  • Fighting the Luftwaffe 

  • Beyond Pointblank 

  • In China and the Pacific Theater 

  • Pilot observations 

  • After World War II 

  • Service with other air forces 

  • P-51s and civil aviation 

  • Incidents 

  • Production 

  • Notable appearances in media 

  • Scale replicas 

  • Bibliography