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The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission .
Fifty-five of these P-51-1s were outfitted with a pair of K.24 cameras in the rear fuselage for tactical low-level reconnaissance and re-designated F-6A (the "F" for photographic, although confusingly also still referred to as the P-51 or P-51-1 [7]). Two kept their P-51-1 designation and were used for testing by the USAAF. [clarification needed]
The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often (erroneously) called Me 110, [1] was a twin-engine heavy fighter (Zerstörer – German for "Destroyer" – a concept that in German service involved a long-ranged, powerful fighter able to range about friendly or even enemy territory destroying enemy bombers and even fighters when located [2]) in the service of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
The M 20 was designed by Willy Messerschmitt at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, primarily for use with Luft Hansa which had ordered two in advance of the first flight. [1] It was a development of the BFW M.18d eight-seater, equipped with a single 375 kW (500 hp) upright inline water-cooled BMW VIa engine.
In 1943, he was promoted to the rank of major and given command of the 356th Fighter Squadron in the 354th Fighter Group, based in the United Kingdom, flying North American P-51 Mustangs. On December 20, 1943, during an escort of American bombers over Bremen, Howard shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109, his first aerial victory over Europe. [10]
North American P-51 Mustang The North American F-82 Twin Mustang is an American long-range escort fighter . Based on the North American P-51 Mustang , the F-82 was designed as an escort for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress in World War II , but the war ended well before the first production units were operational.
This is a list of surviving North American P-51 Mustangs, including airworthy planes and planes on display. Lynn Garrison with RCAF 9281 – 44–73973, 403 Squadron, RCAF 1956. Subsequently, flown during 1969 Football War as FAS 407. Returned to America by Jerry Janes and flown as "Cottonmouth". Now owned by Fast Toys
The North American P-51 Mustang is an American World War II fighter aircraft. P51 or P-51 may also refer to: ... This page was last edited on 20 May 2024, ...