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World’s Only Flying Twin Mustang Goes On Sale
Given the incredible success of the P-51 Mustang during the Second World War, it’s perhaps no surprise that the United States entertained the idea of combining two of the iconic fighters on the ...
One of the last Tuskegee airmen has died. Here's how he hoped they would be remembered.
Even in the face of discrimination, WWII fighter pilot Harry T. Stewart Jr., wanted their legacy to be about more than ...
The Flying Potato & 10 More Of The Oddest Food-Related Military Aircraft Nicknames
Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the aircraft (such as its shape). The A-10 Thunderbolt got ...
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P-51 Mustang Vs Yak-9: How The Iconic Fighters Compare
It was soon in the RAF, flying successful reconnaissance and ... This realization gave the Mustang its place in history. The P-51 Mustang sped into the breach to provide continuous coverage ...
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This Weird Fighter Got The First Air-To-Air Kill Of The Korean War
By Brad Howard Posted on Jul 9, 2018 At some point during the tail end of World War II, a creative engineer at North American Aviation looked at the P-51 ... to flying, the F-82 Twin Mustang ...
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One of the last Tuskegee airmen has died. Here's how he hoped they would be remembered.
A handcrafted model of a P-51 Mustang holds powerful memories for ... to admire the mammoth aluminum birds and fantasize about flying. He would finally realize his dream in 1944, when he began ...