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+ | |name= P-51 Mustang |
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+ | |image= File:375th Fighter Squadron North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang 44-13926.jpg |
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+ | |caption= P-51D of 375th Fighter Squadron, with underwing drop tanks. |
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+ | }} |
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+ | |type= [[Fighter aircraft|Fighter]] |
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+ | |national origin= United States |
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+ | |manufacturer= North American Aviation |
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+ | |first flight= 26 October 1940 |
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+ | |introduction= January 1942 (RAF)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2OU-T8-s94C&pg=PA7|title=Mustang Aces of the Ninth & Fifteenth Air Forces & the RAF}}</ref> |
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+ | |status= Retired from military service 1984 (Dominican Air Force)<ref>Hickman. Kennedy. [http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwariiaircraft/p/p-51mustang.htm "World War II: North American P-51 Mustang".] ''About.com''. Retrieved: 19 June 2014</ref> |
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+ | |primary user= [[United States Army Air Forces]] |
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+ | |more users= [[Royal Air Force]]<br/>[[Chinese Nationalist Air Force]]<br/>numerous others (see below) |
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+ | |number built= More than 15,000<ref name="NMUSAF">[http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/196263/north-american-p-51d-mustang.aspx "North American P-51D Mustang"]. [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]], 2 April 2011. Retrieved: 22 October 2016. |
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+ | [[File:P-51C-18.jpg|thumb|The restored P-51C Mustang associated with the [[Tuskegee Airmen]] now flown by [[Red Tail Project]] as described in ''[[Red Tail Reborn]]''.]] |
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+ | *''[[The Tuskegee Airmen]]'' (1995), the story of how a group of African-American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest U.S. fighter groups in World War II, flying P-51s, although the 99th Squadron would have used P-40s and P-39s during their North African stint.<ref>Johnson 1998, p. 72.</ref> |
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+ | *''[[Red Tail Reborn]]'' (2007), the story behind the restoration of a flying memorial aircraft. |
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+ | *''[[Red Tails]]'' (2012) is a George Lucas produced film about the Tuskegee Airmen of the [[332d Fighter Group|332nd Fighter Group]], featuring P-51 Mustangs in their role as escort fighters.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpA6TC0T_Lw "Red Tails Promotional trailer."] ''Youtube.com.'' Retrieved: 18 January 2012.</ref> |
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− | == |
+ | ==Scale replicas== |
+ | As indicative of the iconic nature of the P-51, manufacturers within the hobby industry have created scale plastic model kits of the P-51 Mustang, with varying degrees of detail and skill levels. The aircraft have also been the subject of numerous scale flying replicas.<ref>Smith, O.S. [http://www.seas.ucla.edu/~osmith/s51/kits.html "Other Mustang Kits and Links."] ''Unofficial Stewart 51 Builders Page.'' Retrieved: 24 April 2012.</ref> Aside from the popular R/C-controlled aircraft, several [[kitplane]] manufacturers offer ½, ⅔ and ¾-scale replicas capable of comfortably seating one (or even two) and offering high performance combined with more forgiving flight characteristics.<ref>[http://www.titanaircraft.com/index.php "Where Dreams Take Flight."] ''Titan Aircraft,'' 2012. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.</ref> Such aircraft include the [[Titan T-51 Mustang]], [[W.A.R. P-51 Mustang]], [[Linn Mini Mustang]], [[Jurca Gnatsum]], [[Thunder Mustang]], [[Stewart S-51D Mustang]] and the [[Loehle 5151 Mustang]].<ref>[http://www.soseisberg.com/plane.php?pagina_id=12 "P-51D Mustang Replica."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403082427/http://www.soseisberg.com/plane.php?pagina_id=12 |date=3 April 2009}} ''SOS-Eisberg,'' 2012. Retrieved: 24 April 2012.</ref> |
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+ | ==See also== |
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− | Fought in WWII in every theater |
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+ | * [[Cavalier Mustang]] |
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+ | * [[ScaleWings SW51 Mustang]] production scale replica |
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+ | * [[North American A-36 Apache]] |
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+ | * [[North American F-82 Twin Mustang]] |
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+ | * [[North American FJ-1 Fury]] |
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+ | * [[Piper PA-48 Enforcer]] |
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+ | * [[Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X]] |
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+ | * [[Stewart S-51D Mustang]] Homebuilt scale replica |
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+ | * [[CAC CA-15]] |
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+ | * [[Focke-Wulf Fw 190#Fw 190D|Focke-Wulf Fw 190D]] |
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+ | * [[Focke-Wulf Ta 152]] |
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+ | * [[Hawker Tempest]] |
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+ | * [[Kawanishi N1K]] |
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+ | * [[Kawasaki Ki-100]] |
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+ | * [[Lavochkin La-9]] |
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+ | * [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] |
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+ | * [[Nakajima Ki-84]] |
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+ | * [[Supermarine Spitfire]] |
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+ | * [[Yakovlev Yak-9]] |
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+ | * [[Allied technological cooperation during World War II]] |
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+ | * [[List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II]] |
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+ | * [[List of aircraft of World War II]] |
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+ | * [[List of fighter aircraft]] |
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+ | * [[List of military aircraft of the United States]] |
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− | == |
+ | ==References== |
+ | ===Notes=== |
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+ | {{Reflist|30em|group=nb}} |
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+ | ===Citations=== |
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+ | ===Bibliography=== |
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+ | {{Refbegin}} |
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+ | * Boylan, Bernard. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055601/http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090529-044.pdf ''Development of the Long Range Escort Fighter''.] Washington, D.C: USAF Historical Division, Research Studies Institute, Air University, 1955. Retrieved: 15 July 2014. |
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+ | * Grant, William Newby. ''P-51 Mustang.'' London: Bison Books, 1980. {{ISBN|0-89009-320-2}}. |
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+ | * Gunston, Bill. ''An Illustrated Guide to Allied Fighters of World War II.'' London: Salamander Books Ltd, 1981. {{ISBN|0-668-05228-7}}. |
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+ | * [[Bill Gunston|Gunston, Bill]]. ''Aerei della seconda guerra mondiale'' (in Italian). Milan: Peruzzo editore, 1984. No ISBN. |
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+ | * Gunston, Bill and Mike Spick. ''Modern Air Combat.'' Crescent Books, 1983, {{ISBN|91-972803-8-0}}. |
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+ | * Gunston, Bill. ''North American P-51 Mustang.'' New York: Gallery Books, 1990. {{ISBN|0-8317-1402-6}}. |
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+ | * Gunston, Bill and Robert F. Dorr. "North American P-51 Mustang: The Fighter That Won the War." ''[[Wings of fame]],'' Volume 1. London: Aerospace, 1995, pp. 56–115. {{ISBN|1-874023-74-3}}. |
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+ | * Hagedorn, Dan. ''Central American and Caribbean Air Forces''. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians), 1993. {{ISBN|0-85130-210-6}}. |
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+ | * Hagedorn, Dan. [http://www.hikokiwarplanes.com/downloads/laaws-downloads.html ''Latin American Air Wars & Aircraft''.]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} Crowborough, UK: Hikoki, 2006. {{ISBN|1-902109-44-9}}. |
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+ | * Hammond, Grant. ''The Mind of War: John Boyd and American Security'', Smithsonian Institution Press, 2001, {{ISBN|1-56098-941-6}}. |
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+ | * Hastings, Max. ''Bomber Command''. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Zenith Press, 1979. {{ISBN|978-0-76034-520-7}}. |
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+ | * Hess, William N. ''Fighting Mustang: The Chronicle of the P-51.'' New York: Doubleday and Company, 1970. {{ISBN|0-912173-04-1}}. |
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+ | * "History, Boeing: P-51 Mustang". ''Boeing''. Retrieved: 24 June 2014. |
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+ | * Jackson, Robert. ''Aircraft of World War II: Development, Weaponry, Specifications''. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 2003. {{ISBN|0-7858-1696-8}}. |
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+ | * Jerram, Michael F. ''P-51 Mustang.'' Yeovil, UK: Winchmore Publishing Services Ltd., 1984, {{ISBN|0-85429-423-6}}. |
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+ | * Johnsen, Frederick A. ''Bell P-39/P-63 Airacobra & Kingcobra''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 1998. {{ISBN|1-58007-010-8}}. |
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+ | * Kaplan, Philip. ''Fly Navy: Naval Aviators and Carrier Aviation: A History.'' New York: Michael Friedman Publishing Group Incorporated, 2001. {{ISBN|1-58663-189-6}}. |
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+ | * Kinzey, Bert. ''P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale: Part 1; Prototype through P-51C''. Carrollton, Texas: Detail & Scale Inc., 1996. {{ISBN|1-888974-02-8}}. |
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+ | * Kinzey, Bert. ''P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale: Part 2; P-51D thu P-82H''. Carrollton, Texas: Detail & Scale Inc., 1997. {{ISBN|1-888974-03-6}} |
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+ | * Knaack, Marcelle Size. ''Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems: Volume 1 Post-World War II Fighters 1945–1973.'' Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1978. {{ISBN|0-912799-59-5}}. |
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+ | * Lednicer, David A. and Ian J. Gilchrist. "A Retrospective: Computational Aerodynamic Analysis Methods Applied to the P-51 Mustang." ''AIAA paper 91-3288,'' September 1991. |
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+ | * Lednicer, David A. "Technical Note: A CFD Evaluation of Three Prominent World War II Fighter Aircraft." ''Aeronautical Journal'', Royal Aeronautical Society, June/July 1995. |
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+ | * Lednicer, David A. "World War II Fighter Aerodynamics." ''EAA Sport Aviation'', January 1999. |
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+ | * Leffingwell, Randy (and David Newhardt, photography). ''Mustang: 40 Years.'' St. Paul, Minnesota: Crestline (Imprint of MBI Publishing Company), 2003. {{ISBN|0-7603-2122-1}}. |
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+ | * Liming, R.A. ''Mathematics for Computer Graphics''. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers, 1979. {{ISBN|978-0-8168-6751-6}}. |
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+ | * Liming, R.A. ''Practical Analytic Geometry With Applications to Aircraft''. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1944. |
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+ | * Loftin, LK, Jr. [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/cover.htm ''Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft, NASA SP-468.''] Washington, D.C.: NASA History Office. Retrieved: 22 April 2006. |
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+ | * Lowe, Malcolm V. ''North American P-51 Mustang'' (Crowood Aviation Series). Ramsbury, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86126-830-3}}. |
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+ | * Loving, George. ''Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater.'' New York: Ballantine Books, 2003. {{ISBN|0-89141-813-X}}. |
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+ | * Matricardi, Paolo. ''Aerei militari: Caccia e Ricognitori''(in Italian). Milan: Mondadori Electa, 2006. |
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+ | * Mietelski, Michał, ''Samolot myśliwski Mustang Mk. I-III wyd. I'' (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, 1981. {{ISBN|83-11-06604-3}}. |
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+ | * Miller, Donald L. ''Eighth Air Force: The American Bomber Crews in Britain''. London: Aurum Press, 2007. {{ISBN|978-1-84513-221-7}}. |
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+ | * Munson, Kenneth. ''Caccia e aerei da attacco e addestramento dal 1946 ad oggi''(in Italian). Torino: Editrice S.A.I.E., 1969. No ISBN. |
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+ | * O'Leary, Michael. ''P-51 Mustang: The Story of Manufacturing North American's Legendary World War II Fighter in Original Photos.'' North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-58007-152-9}}. |
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+ | * O'Leary, Michael. ''USAAF Fighters of World War Two.'' New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1986. {{ISBN|0-7137-1839-0}}. |
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+ | * Olmsted, Merle. ''The 357th Over Europe: the 357th Fighter Group in World War II''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Phalanx Publishing, 1994. {{ISBN|0-933424-73-6}}. |
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+ | * Pace, Steve. "Mustang – Thoroughbred Stallion of the Air". Stroud, UK: Fonthill Media, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-78155-051-9}} |
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+ | * Pearcy, Arthur. ''Lend-Lease Aircraft in World War II''. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1996. {{ISBN|1-85310-443-4}}. |
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+ | * Sgarlato, Nico. "Mustang P-51" (in Italian). ''I Grandi Aerei Storici (Monograph series) N.7,'' November 2003. Parma, Italy: Delta Editrice. ISSN 1720-0636. |
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+ | * Sims, Edward H. ''Fighter Tactics and Strategy 1914–1970''. Fallbrook, California: Aero publisher Inc., 1980. {{ISBN|0-8168-8795-0}}. |
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+ | * Smith, J. Richard, Eddie J. Creek and Peter Petrick. ''On Special Missions: The Luftwaffe's Research and Experimental Squadrons 1923–1945'' (Air War Classics). Hersham, Surrey, UK: Classic Publications, 2004. {{ISBN|1-903223-33-4}}. |
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+ | * Spick, Mike. ''Fighter Pilot Tactics. The Techniques of Daylight Air Combat''. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens, 1983. {{ISBN|0-85059-617-3}}. |
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+ | * Spick, Mike. ''Designed for the Kill: The Jet Fighter—Development and Experience.'' United States Naval Institute, 1995, {{ISBN|0-87021-059-9}}. |
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+ | * Stevenson, James. ''The Pentagon Paradox: The Development of the F-18 Hornet.'' Naval Institute Press, 1993, {{ISBN|1-55750-775-9}}. |
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+ | * Thompson, J. Steve with Peter C. Smith. ''Air Combat Manoeuvres: The Technique and History of Air Fighting for Flight Simulation''. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2008. {{ISBN|978-1-903223-98-7}}. |
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+ | * Tillman, Barrett. ''Hellcat Aces of World War 2''. London: Osprey Aerospace, 1996. {{ISBN|1-85532-596-9}}. |
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+ | * ''United States Air Force Museum Guidebook''. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, 1975. |
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+ | * United States Army Air Force. ''AN 01-60JE-2: Maintenance and Erection Instructions for Army Model P-51D-5, −10, −15, 20, −25; P-51K-1, −5, −10, −15; British Model Mustang IV Aeroplanes''. Evansville, Indiana: U.S.A.A.F, 1944. |
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+ | * Wagner, Ray. ''American Combat Planes of the 20th Century''. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2004. {{ISBN|978-0-930083-17-5}}. |
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+ | * Wagner, Ray. ''Mustang Designer: Edgar Schmued and the P-51''. Herndon, Virginia: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. {{ISBN|978-1-56098-994-3}}. |
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+ | * Walker, Jeff. "Empire of the Sun." ''Air Classics'', Volume 24, Number 1, January 1988. |
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+ | * White, Graham. ''Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II.'' Warrendale, Pennsylvania: Society for Automotive Engineers, 1995. {{ISBN|1-56091-655-9}}. |
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+ | * Wilson, Stewart, ed. "Mustang Warbirds: Civil Registered Mustangs of Australia and New Zealand Then and Now." ''Warbirds of Australia and New Zealand 2010''. St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia: Chevron Publishing Group, 2010. |
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+ | * Wixey, Ken. "Magnificent Mustang: A Production History of the North American P-51." ''Air Enthusiast,'' Issue 95, September/October 2001. |
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+ | * Yenne, Bill: ''Rockwell: The Heritage of North American.'' New York: Crescent Books, 1989. {{ISBN|0-517-67252-9}}. |
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+ | {{Refend}} |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | {{Commons|Category:North American P-51 Mustang}} |
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+ | * [http://www.popsci.com/archive-viewer?id=nicDAAAAMBAJ&pg=69&query=B-25 "A Fighter From the Ground Up." ''Popular Science'', July 1943, one of earliest detailed articles on P-51A] |
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+ | * [https://books.google.com/books?id=PNcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61&dq=popular+mechanics+1943+C-87&hl=en&ei=skyQTLrbCo-onQefgtm0DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=true "Wild Horses of the Sky," ''Popular Mechanics'', November 1943] |
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+ | * [http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p51.html Joe Baugher, North American P-51 Mustang] |
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+ | * [http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1999/12/stuff_eng_profile_mustang1.htm Camouflage and Markings of P-51 Mustang Parts 1–4 USAAF plus Allison engine versions RAF and Commonwealth] |
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+ | * [http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51registry.html P-51 Warbird Registry: names, serial numbers, images] |
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+ | * [http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/mustang-I.html Allison-powered Mustang performance test reports; 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944] |
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+ | * [http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/mustangtest.html P-51B Mustang performance test report, May 1943] |
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+ | * [http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/combat-reports.html P-51 combat reports] |
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+ | * [https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930092575_1993092575.pdf NACA-WR-L-566 "Flying qualities and stalling characteristics of North American XP-51 airplane", April 1943. (PDF)] |
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+ | * [http://www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/american-aircraft/north-american-p-51-mustang.php North American P-51 profile, photos and technical details for each mk] |
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+ | * {{YouTube|id=caJtGXMdxGM|title="Flight Characteristics of the North American P-51 Mustang: How to Fly the P-51 Mustang"}} |
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+ | * [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1942/1942%20-%201598.html "Mustang Squadron"] a 1942 ''Flight'' article |
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+ | * [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1942/1942%20-%202553.html "Army Co-Op Mustang"] a 1942 ''Flight'' article |
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+ | * [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1942/1942%20-%201759.html "Unobtrusive Cleverness"] a 1942 ''Flight'' article |
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+ | * [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%200183.html "Long Range Mustang"] a 1944 ''Flight'' article |
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"P-51" redirects here. For other uses, see P-51 (disambiguation).
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P-51 Mustang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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P-51D of 375th Fighter Squadron, with underwing drop tanks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
type= Fighter | national origin= United States | manufacturer= North American Aviation | first flight= 26 October 1940 | introduction= January 1942 (RAF)[1] | status= Retired from military service 1984 (Dominican Air Force)[2] | primary user= United States Army Air Forces | more users= Royal Air Force Chinese Nationalist Air Force numerous others (see below) |
number built= More than 15,000Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Scale replicasAs indicative of the iconic nature of the P-51, manufacturers within the hobby industry have created scale plastic model kits of the P-51 Mustang, with varying degrees of detail and skill levels. The aircraft have also been the subject of numerous scale flying replicas.[4] Aside from the popular R/C-controlled aircraft, several kitplane manufacturers offer ½, ⅔ and ¾-scale replicas capable of comfortably seating one (or even two) and offering high performance combined with more forgiving flight characteristics.[5] Such aircraft include the Titan T-51 Mustang, W.A.R. P-51 Mustang, Linn Mini Mustang, Jurca Gnatsum, Thunder Mustang, Stewart S-51D Mustang and the Loehle 5151 Mustang.[6] See also
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The original article can be found at North American P-51 Mustang and the edit history here. |