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 ...

Powered by an Allison J33 turbojet engine, it could reach speeds of approximately 600 miles per hour, far surpassing the P-51 Mustang ... driven aircraft and the jet age. The Korean War stands ...