In one instance, 101 P-51s escorted 517 B-29s on a taillight raid on Yokohama. 150 A6M Zero fighters were intercepted, and ...

In the Pacific, the Mitsubishi Zero was began to quickly show its age against the more advanced planes flying with the U.S. military including the carrier-borne Vought F4U Corsair, the Lockheed P ...

I’ve been flying fixed-gear single-engine airplanes for 20 years but have zero practical experience with any meaningful torque, P-factor, tailwheels, etc. ... the P-51 Mustang.

Production of the P-51 Mustang began in 1940 at the request of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) to replace its outdated, and out-gunned, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.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

Decidedly fast, deadly if given the chance, well made in its latter iterations and able to fly over long distances, the North American P-51 Mustang is one of the best aircraft in the world.

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 of 7.69 aircraft ...

A P-51 Mustang flies alongside an F-16 at the National Cherry Festival Air Show 2022 in Traverse City, Michigan. Some consider the F-16 to be the Mustang's modern equivalent.

The U.S. Air Force retired its last P-51 was retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1978, but the mighty Mustang managed to stay in service with Dominican Republic Air Force all the way up until 1984.

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 ...

The P-51 Mustang was the darling of the Army Air Forces. Aerodynamically agile and acrobatic, the aircraft was fast and furious in its effectiveness in downing enemy aircraft.