True, the PA-48 would have been cheaper, but this virtue is rooted in a time when human life was cheaper. America lost almost forty-four thousand Army Air Force (the precursor to the U.S. Air Force) ...
Key Point: Had life worked out differently, the Mustang could also have fought in Vietnam and flown against a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. The North American P-51 Mustang was one of the greatest ...
For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ruinous casualty numbers. The odds of a B-17 crewman surviving the 25 missions required to complete a tour were only one in ...
OSHKOSH - They were nicknamed after a fast horse and in a way, that's exactly what the P-51 Mustangs were. Designed to escort bombers in the skies over Europe, Mustangs and their daredevil pilots ...
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How It Feels to Fly the P-51 Mustang
This video offers a full cockpit tour of the legendary P-51 Mustang, guided by John Currenti of the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Georgia. Currenti walks viewers through the layout and controls ...
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B-29 Superfortress DOC and P-51 Mustang Gunfighter Launch Five-City Western U.S. Tour
Experience living history as B-29 DOC and P-51 Gunfighter tour five western U.S. cities this fall. See the legendary WWII ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WTSP) — The roar of the engines could be heard while they were still far off. A crowd had gathered to see a pair of WWII era planes land at Tampa Executive Airport, and Jerry Browne Jr.
After last year we were treated with the Eagle Squadron Mustang GT, honoring the three American fighter squadrons that supported the British in the Battle of Britain, Ford’s 2019 tribute to World War ...
A restored P-51 Mustang fighter flew alongside US Air Force F-16 fighters in Germany this week. The Mustang was once flown by late Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, a triple-ace who shot down enemy planes in ...
Dwight D. Eisenhower was president when Bernie Armstrong last got inside a P-51 Mustang and "danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings." "It's a pretty day for flying," he said following a 20-minute ...
TAMPA, Fla. — The roar of the engines could be heard while they were still far off. A crowd had gathered to see a pair of WWII era planes land at Tampa Executive Airport, and Jerry Browne Jr. was in ...
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