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P-51 Mustang: An American Icon
The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang one of the most versatile platforms of the Second World ...
Many of the aircraft were sold off after the Korean War, where they were used as personal racing planes and many are still in private collections. The last P-51 was retired from the U.S. Air Force ...
During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air ... at the end of World War II, the P-51 would go on to serve in the Korean War and other conflicts, earning ...
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service - and changed the skies over Europe ...