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The P-51 Mustang Was the Best WWII Fighter

Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard ...
The famous P-51 Mustang was considered the best piston-engined fighter of World War II, but it had one flaw. It couldn’t fly ...
The USAAF sought an aircraft that could fly longer distances while retaining the Mustang’s performance characteristics—so North American simply fused two P-51s together. During World War II, the ...
The P-80 did serve in the Second World War, albeit briefly. Two pre-production USAAF YP-80A Shooting Stars saw service in ...
Aviation enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity this weekend to soar through history aboard one of World War II’s most ...
During WWII, engineers produced some of the most iconic aircraft in history. From sleek fighters to hulking steel beasts -- ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Some of the rarest planes from World War II will be on display through the weekend at Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport. The planes include the B-29 Superfortress and a P-51 ...
P-51C Mustang Replica Aircraft at the Tuskegee Airmen Veterans Home in Fort Worth. (Photo Courtesy of Veterans Land Board) AUSTIN Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dr.
CESSNA AIRCRAFT, which recently secured European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the Citation Mustang, delivered the second European-bound Mustang to Danish entrepreneur Jorgen Andersen.
The traveling Rise Above exhibit features a vintage P-51C Mustang aircraft and a mobile exhibit center featuring a theater and displays telling the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women's ...