The P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt were two of the most important American fighters of WWII. The Mustang had legendary ...

3 Key Points: The P-51 Mustang, often hailed as the best operational piston-engined fighter of WWII, was rapidly developed by ...

P-51: Ace Fighter During the Second World War, P-51 Mustang pilots shot down a total of 4,950 enemy aircraft while more than 250 pilots even achieved “ace” status – and had an average rate ...

The P-51 Mustang is a fighter plane from World War 2 and has inspired Ford to name one of it's famous models after this iconic bomber. - European Car Magazine.

The long-range P-51 Mustang fighter helped secure the Allied victory by enabling the resumption of strategic bombing after heavy losses suffered by unescorted bombers in 1942 and 1943.

The P-51 Mustang was developed in the early 1940s to meet the need for a long-range escort fighter. North American Aviation designed the P-51, which quickly became renowned for its range, speed ...

Production of the P-51 Mustang began in 1940 at the request of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) to replace its outdated, and out-gunned, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. The earliest P-51s were powered by ...

Men of the 385th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing, load ammunition belts in the wing of a North American P-51 Mustang in Honington, England, in1944. (National Archives) ...

The P-51 Mustang: How a Rapidly Developed Fighter Became a WWII Legend. Shortly after surrendering to U.S. forces at the end of the Second World War in 1945, Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering had ...