The North American P-51D Mustang is one of the most iconic aircraft ever made. The Mustang was instrumental in the Allied cause during the maelstrom that was World War II. During the most bloody air ...

In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor long denied them: credit for downing five enemy aircraft and recognition ...

Joe Peterburs grins from the backseat of a P-51H Mustang, the same kind of plane he flew over Germany in World War II, during the Rumble Over the Redwoods Air Show in California. (Courtesy Carson ...

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 ...

In duels over Eastern Europe, the agile fighter scored kill after kill David Kindy - Correspondent The P-51 Mustang was the darling of the Army Air Forces. Aerodynamically agile and acrobatic, the ...

3 Key Points: The P-51 Mustang, often hailed as the best operational piston-engined fighter of WWII, was rapidly developed by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to the RAF’s urgent need for a ...

When the United States Army Air Forces adopted the North American P-51 Mustang, the cost per plane was a seemingly affordable $50,000 – about the cost today of a luxury SUV. However, adjusted for ...