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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
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P-51 Mustang: An American Icon
The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang one of the most versatile platforms of the Second World ...
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Rebuilding An Extremely Rare Twin Mustang Fighter
Towards the end of the Second World War, as the United ... t fit on a standard P-51. In some cases these “defective” P-51 parts ended up being intended for the Twin Mustang project, and ...
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In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
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World’s Only Flying Twin Mustang Goes On Sale
Given the incredible success of the P-51 Mustang during the Second World War, it’s perhaps no surprise that the United States entertained the idea of combining two of the iconic fighters on the ...
The National Interest on MSN16d
P-38 Lightning: The Backbone of America’s World War II Air Force
In the Pacific Theater, P-38s downed over 1,800 Japanese aircraft, and more than 100 P-38 pilots became “aces.” ...
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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
A P-51 Mustang ... during World War I, agreed with Hitchcock’s assessment of the plane and the necessity for long-distance escorts, and pressed hard for Arnold to adopt the Mustang.