You can picture the scene, climbing into a scale P-51 Mustang and hearing the cackle ... skies behind the stick of the most famous fighter aircraft of World War II. But, with the price tag of ...

NASM The P-51 was the darling of the Army Air Forces. Aerodynamically agile and acrobatic, the Mustang was fast and furious in its effectiveness in downing enemy aircraft. A latecomer to World War ...

The P-51 Mustang was an American-designed ... and significantly reduced bomber losses. Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed nearly 5,000 enemy aircraft. The Mustang continued to serve in ...

The P-51’s durability and firepower, with six .50 caliber machine guns, made it a formidable opponent. -Mustang pilots shot down nearly 5,000 enemy aircraft, with over 250 achieving ace status.

What is also notable is that the aircraft he may have described – the North American P-51 Mustang – was actually conceived in haste a mere five years earlier. The P-51 was designed ...