Step inside the legendary P-51 Mustang cockpit for an exclusive WW2 pilot’s view! In this detailed walkthrough, explore the controls, instruments, and cramped space that fighter pilots had to ...

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 changed the course of World War II ... and has documented historic aircraft in several collections, including the Heritage Flight Museum, Museum of Flight, Erickson Aircraft ...

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.

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 ...

A P-51 Mustang ... wrote in 1942. The Mustang, however, would soon find an adopted parent in Hitchcock. The former fighter pilot became relentless in his quest to adapt the aircraft into the ...

A vintage P-51 Mustang aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston, Texas, Wednesday, killing two people on the plane, authorities said. The World War II-era aircraft, owned by the Lone ...

aircraft on display include the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and North American P-51 Mustang. Tours inside the planes cost $12 for adults and $6 for children. Visitors can also go ...

load ammunition belts in the wing of a North American P-51 Mustang in Honington, England, in1944. (National Archives) In any case, by the end of December, McCubbin’s personal aircraft ...