It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...

Many experts consider it the best World War II fighter plane. -Conceived in just five years, the Mustang’s prototype, the NA-73X, was designed, built, and flown within 180 days. Initially ...

But what made it so special? From escort missions over Germany to ground attacks in the Pacific, the P-51 Mustang became the defining fighter of WWII. Was it truly the best, or was it just in the ...

the WWII P-51D Mustang, but which is sadly lacking on the F-35 strike fighter. Rather than being built around the terribly risky idea of achieving air dominance through blasting the battlespace ...

During WWII, the Luftwaffe relied heavily ... United States for export to Great Britain, the P-51 Mustang was a long-range, high-altitude fighter to escort heavy bombers during raids over Germany.

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. The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most iconic U ...

Towards the end of the Second World War, as the United States considered their options for a possible invasion of Japan, there was demand for a new fighter ... for the Twin Mustang project ...

The Mustang, however, would soon find an adopted parent in Hitchcock. The former fighter pilot became relentless ... according to the National World War II Museum. Carnage on Oct. 8 over the ...

(Library of Congress) Upon America’s entry into the Second World War, the 41-year-old volunteered his services as a fighter pilot ... to the National World War II Museum. Carnage on Oct. 8 ...