Experience the thrill of the P-51 Mustang performing breathtaking low flybys at the Gathering of Warbirds. This legendary ...

The USAAF sought an aircraft that could fly longer distances while retaining the Mustang’s performance characteristics—so ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Ford Mustang name is believed to be shared with the P-51 Mustang, the American fighter plane that helped win World War II. The airplane’s fast speed, which gave it an edge in the war ...

The Yakovlev Yak-9 and North American P-51 Mustang are two of the most infamous fighters of the Second World War, striking fear into the hearts of every Axis aviator that they faced. However, they are ...

of bombs would be the first victim of the North American F-82 Twin Mustang in the skies over Korea ... The fuselages were lengthened and the standard P-51 outboard wing was modified to eliminate ...

Men of the 385th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing, load ammunition belts in the wing of a North American P-51 Mustang in Honington, England, in1944. (National Archives ...

Any cursory discussion of WWII airplanes will bring up a couple of famous aircraft. For starters, the North American P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire will enter the chat for aesthetic reasons ...

Many have claimed that Ford's Mustang is named after the North American P-51 Mustang – a fighter plane that came to fruition in the early 1940s, notably taking part in World War II and later ...

Icon Sportswire via AP Images/Steven King The P-51 Mustang was developed in the early 1940s to meet the need for a long-range escort fighter. North American Aviation designed the P-51, which ...