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 ...
The public mostly remembers the North American P-51 Mustang as the fighter plane that protected Allied bombers over Germany and Japan during World War II. Overshadowed by newer jet fighters by the ...
During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European ...
The North American P-51 Mustang wasn't just one of the most important Allied fighter planes of World War II. The Mustang ranks highly on the list of the most famous warplanes of all time. While there ...
If you are in the mood for some military airplane action in the sky, there are a lot of aerial shows still planned for this year to choose from. Not all of these shows will treat you though to a sight ...
The North American P-51 Mustang is an iconic airplane synonymous with its service in World War II. But to say its development ceased entirely once the war came to a close would not be entirely ...
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 ...
Easily one of the most famous warplanes in history, the P-51 Mustang was manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA). North American, as it is often called, was originally formed as a holding ...
Some pilots say if you’ve flown a P-51 Mustang, you don’t ever want to fly anything else. "There's nothing in the world like that airplane," said Paul Crawford, 91, a fighter pilot who flew a Mustang ...
"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to the skies over McKinleyville, California, taking the controls of the ...