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The P-51 Mustang Was the Best WWII Fighter

Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard ...
Warhawk Air Museum's most popular aircraft with the public are WWII planes, especially the P-51B Mustang ("The Boise Bee") and P-40 Warhawks ("Parrot Head" and "Sneak Attack"). The museum's P-40E ...
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 ...
ROUSH wowed us last year at SEMA with the P-51A, an aviation-themed Mustang that combined Jack Roush’s two favorite things: planes and cars. Customers apparently like the car too, because the initial ...
With Veteran's Day recently passed, it seems appropriate that Roush Performance should blend two of America's favorite icons--the Ford Mustang and World War II-era fighter planes--into a performance ...
CHAMBLEE, Ga. - You probably didn't know it, but a hero flew over thousands of people's heads on Tuesday. For his 100th birthday, World War II veteran Paul Crawford flew a P-51 Mustang. He and the ...
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin -- Pilot and NASCAR team owner Jack Roush made headlines here for all the wrong reasons earlier this week when he crashed his private jet on the runway. He remains hospitalized, and ...
ROUSH Performance today announced a new model in the P-51 series, initially launched at SEMA 2007, which features the same aviation-themed bodystyle used by ROUSH on Mustang P-51A. Dubbed P-51B, the ...
Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...
Key Points and Summary - The North American P-51D Mustang was the definitive long-range escort fighter of World War II, fundamentally turning the tide of the air war over Europe. -While early versions ...