The P-51 Mustang sped into the breach to provide continuous ... 101 P-51s escorted 517 B-29s on a taillight raid on Yokohama. 150 A6M Zero fighters were intercepted, and P-51 pilots scored 26 ...
During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater.