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 ...

On October 26, 1940, the North American NA-73X - the first prototype of what would become the iconic P-51 Mustang - took to the skies, marking the start of an aviation legend. The aircraft stood ...

It’s the same reason North American Aviation bestowed the name Mustang on its P-51 fighter plane, and that the wild horse was a favorite subject of Old West painter Frederic Remington ...

A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia ... the P-51 — built by California’s North American Aviation Co. — was initially planned as an RAF low-level tactical fighter-bomber.