The scoop was an inlet that directed air through a radiator. Scientist F.W. Meredith determined that having a cooling air ...

The P-51 Mustang: How a Rapidly Developed Fighter Became a WWII Legend. Shortly after surrendering to U.S. forces at the end of the Second World War in 1945, Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering had ...

Summary and Key Points: The North American P-51 Mustang, adopted by the U.S. Army Air Forces, went from design to prototype in just 102 days.Initially designed for the Royal Air Force, the Mustang ...

The P-51 Mustang was a workhorse aircraft that dominated the skies during World War II and was instrumental in helping the U.S. and Allied forces win.

A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., during a 2015 event. (A1C Philip Bryant/Air Force) For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought ...

About the P-51 Mustang According to Mustangs.com, some 15,586 North American P-51 Mustangs were built between 1940 and 1945. During World War II, they were used as escorts for bombers, and ...