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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was during this time that Hitchcock made a trip to Duxford, an RAF development facility, where he learned about a ...
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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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P-51 Mustang: The Most Iconic American Fighter In History?
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 ...
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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 flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling ... During World War I, the teenaged Hitchcock downed two German planes — for which he was awarded the Croix de Guerre — before being ...
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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 War. The North American P-51 Mustang was born out of necessity and ...