P-51 Mustang part 1

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"Beantown Banshee" of the 354th Fighter Group

"Rigor Mortis III" Code FT-V , pilot 1lt Edward Regis of the 353rd FS 354th Fighter Group

1lt James Fisk of the 309th FS 31st FG Standing In The Hole Left By Anti Aircraft Fire

1lt James Fisk of the 309th FS 31st Fighter Group Standing In The Hole Left By Anti Aircraft Fire

1lt Phillip Petitt of the 503rd FS 339th FG and P-51D Mustang 44-11325 Code D7-K

1lt Phillip Petitt of the 503rd FS 339th FG and P-51D Mustang 44-11325 "Princess Pat" Code D7-K

1Lt Wilbur Eaton 4th Fighter Group by P-51D Mustang See Me Later nose art

1st Air Commando North American P-51A Mustang 43-6189 over India 1944

1st Air Commando North American P-51A Mustang over India 1944

2lt Gerald Devine of the 350th FS 353rd FG and P-51D Mustang 44-14673 Code LH-I "Mad Irishman"

339th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang Escorting Damaged B-17 486th BG

352nd Fighter Group P-51D "This Is It" 44-14911 PZ-M In England 1944

354th FG P-51B Mustangs Taking Off England

354th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang in England Early 1944

357th Fighter Group P-51 Mustangs In Flight

357th Fighter Group P-51 Mustangs code C5-E, C5-P In Flight

361st FG, 376th FS P-51D Mustang 44-13717, code E9-D

42-103798 "Julienne Hi!" Code FT-X of the 353rd Fighter Squadron 354th FG

42-106707 "Sleepy Time Gal" with D-Day stripes of the 361st Fighter Group 376th FS, code E9-S

44-72637, 44-72643 and 44-72642

44-72864 North American P-51D-25 Mustang

P-51 44-15086 In Flight, pilot Lt Morrow

479th Fighter Group 434th FS P-51 44-15086 "Cactus Jack" L2-R In Flight, pilot Lt Morrow

4th Fighter Group Don Gentile's P-51B 43-6913 Shangri-La

504th BG B-29 Crash Landing On Iwo Jima 24 April 1945

Aerial View P-51D 44-13629 Mustang code D7-F of 503rd FS 339th FG In Flight

Aerial View P-51D 44-13629 Mustang code D7-F of 503rd FS 339th Fighter Group In Flight

Air Marshal Billy Bishop and Group Captain Roy Begg next to Mustang Mk I of No. 414 Squadron RCAF

Alabama Rammer Jammer P-51D Mustang 44-15092, pilot 1lt Arthur C Cundy of the 352nd FS 353rd FG

Alabama Rammer Jammer P-51D Mustang 44-15092, pilot 1lt Arthur C Cundy of the 352nd Fighter Squadron 353rd Fighter Group

Armorer Cleans The 0,50 Caliber Machine Guns of the P-51B Mustang

Battle Damage To An RAF P-51 Mustang

P-51D 44-72115 of the 41st FS 35th Fighter Group, 25 June 1945

Bore-sighting machine guns in a Mustang

British P-51 Mustang FD553 Color Photo

Burning P-51D Mustang 44-14034 "Jackie" Code 5Y-D of the 384th FS July 1944

Capt Coons 55th Fighter Group By P-51D Mustang The Worry Bird nose art

Capt Dave Peron 357th Fighter Group by P-51B Mustang

Capt Don S Gentile P-51B Mustang 43-6913 Shangri La

Capt Donald Gentile In Cockpit, 336th FS 4th FG Debden

Capt Donald Gentile of the 336th FS 4th Fighter Group And P-51B Mustang 43-6913 named Shangri La

Capt Donald Gentile of the 336th Fighter Squadron 4th Fighter Group And P-51B Mustang 43-6913 named Shangri La

Capt Donald Gentile of the 336th FS 4th FG With His P-51B 43-6913 "Shangri La" - color photo

Capt Evan Johnson of the 505th FS 339th Fighter Group P-51D 44-13471 Coded 6N-J

Capt Evan Johnson of the 505th FS 339th FG P-51D 44-13471 The Comet Coded 6N-J

Capt Hovde 355th Fighter Group P-51B Mustang

Capt James H Herbert of the 77th FS 20th FG With His Ground Crew

Capt James H Herbert of the 77th FS 20th Fighter Group With His Ground Crew

Capt James Mclure of the 504th Fighter Squadron 339th FG P-51B 43-24804 „Miss Priss” Code 5Q-P

Capt James Mclure of the 504th Fighter Squadron 339th Fighter Group P-51B 43-24804 "Miss Priss" Code 5Q-P

Capt Jim Browning 357th Fighter Group ace on P-51B Mustang

Capt Marcott 506th Fighter Group On P-51D Mustang My Madge Nose Art

Capt Marcott 506th Fighter Group P-51D Mustang

Capt Marcott 506th Fighter Group P-51D Mustang My Madge

Capt Raymond Littge of the 487th FS 352nd Fighter Group in cockpit P-51D Mustang 44-72216 "Miss Helen" Code HO-M

Capt Robert Barnhart of the 360th FS 356th Fighter Group and P-51D Mustang 44-15189 "Margie Darling" Code PI-B

Capt White 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on P-51K Mustang

Capt William Mattison Operations Officer of the 100th FS 332nd FG Italy

Capt William Mattison Operations Officer of the 100th FS 332nd Fighter Group Italy.

Col Bud Peaslee by P-51D Mustang

Crashed 364th Fighter Group 383rd FS P-51B Mustang 43-25066 April 1945

Crashed P-51 44-15516 code LH-X "Danny Boy 2nd" 353rd FG England December 1944

Crew Chief Of An Unidentified P-51D Mustang Assigned To The 45th FS 15th Fighter Group

Crew of the 353rd FG Poses With War Weary P-51B With Malcolm Hood Serial 43-12433 1944

Damaged North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang of 384th FS, 364th FG, s/n 44-14851 on airfield, 1944

P-51 Mustang damaged 364th Fighter Group Mustang Altoona Kid

damaged P-51 Mustang of 364th Fighter Group Mustang "Altoona Kid"

Damaged P-51D Mustang 364th Fighter Group 383 Fighter Squadron, code N2+X

Damaged P-51D Mustang N2+A of 364th Fighter Group Mustang 383 Fighter Squadron

Damaged P-51Mustang 364th Fighter Group Mustang Coffin Wit Wings

Damaged P-51Mustang of 364th Fighter Group Mustang "Coffin Wit Wings"

Destroyed P-51 Mustang code 6N-C of the 505th FS 339th Fighter Group

destroyed P-51 Mustang code G4+P of the 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

Destroyed P-51 Mustang coded G4+P of the 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron

destroyed P-51D Mustang 44-15576 of 364th FG, 1945

F-6 Mustang "Snoopers" and Capt Hearrell Ops Officer Of 111 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Italy 1944

F-6A (Malcolm Hood) and LtCol George Peck Commander of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group

F-6B Mustang England 1943

F-6C Mustang 42-103211 Code 5M-M of the 15th TRS 10th PRG

F-6C Mustang 42-103211 "Phyllis" Code 5M-M of the 15th TRS 10th PRG

F-6C Mustang 42-103213 8V-I 31st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron

F-6C Mustang 42-103578 „Val Gal II” code NJ of the 111th TRS Is Flown By Lt Stanley F Fierstein

F-6C serial 42-103578 "Val Gal II" code NJ of the 111th TRS Is Flown By Lt Stanley F Fierstein

F-6D-10-NA 44-14841 “Snooks 5th” of the 71st TRG, 82 TRS, Capt Bill Shomo

F-6D-10-NA 44-14841 “Snooks 5th” of the 71st TRG, 82 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Capt Bill Shomo

F-6D-15-NA 44-15383 #66 named "100% Good Hagemann", 2nd ACG

F-6K Mustang serial 44-12527 code QL-L, 44-12526, 44-12813 of the 22nd TRS 69th TRG Ochey A-96 France 1945

F-6K-10-NT Mustang serial 44-12527 code QL-L, 44-12526, 44-12813 of the 22nd TRS 69th TRG Ochey A-96 France 1945

Ground Crew Ready To Attach Drop Tank To P-51 D Mustang code LC-X of the 20th FG 77th Fighter Squadron

Ground crew ready to attach drop tank to P-51 D Mustang coded LC-X of the 20th Fighter Group, 77th Fighter Squadron

Ground Crewman Refueling P-51 Mustang

Lt Col Glenn Eagleston Pilot of the 354th Fighter Group

Lt Col Wallace Hopkins Drop 500 Pound Bombs From Wing Racks Of His P-51 "Ferocious Frankie"

Lt Felix Kozaczka 363rd Fighter Group on P-51B Mustang

Lt Felix Kozaczka 363rd Fighter Group, 382nd Fighter Squadron on P-51B Mustang

Lt Fry 55th Fighter Group on P-51D Mustang

Lt Robert Faulkener and P-51 Mustang "Punkin II" of the 384th FS 364th Fighter Group

Lt William Groseclose of the 335th FS 4th Fighter Group P-51D Mustang 44-14431 Coded WD-Q, color photo

Lt William K Lahke of the 351st FS 353rd Fighter Group In The Cockpit Of P-51D 44-14781 "Janny M." Coded YJ-U

LtCol Irvin Commander of the 382nd FS 363rd FG, Maupertuis Airfield A-15 France, July 1944 P-51D serial 44-13575

LtCol Irvin Commander of the 382nd FS 363rd Fighter Group, Maupertuis Airfield A-15 France, July 1944 P-51D serial 44-13575

LtCol John C Meyer Commander of the 487th FS 352nd FG In The Cockpit Of P-51D 44-14151 named „Petie 2nd”, code HO-M

LtCol John C Meyer Commander of the 487th FS 352nd Fighter Group In the Cockpit Of P-51D 44-14151 named "Petie 2nd", code HO-M

LtCol Joseph Mcmanus of the 364th FG 383rd FS With His P-51K „Clam Winkle” Serial 44-11762 code N2-M

LtCol Joseph Mcmanus of the 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron With His P-51K "Clam Winkle" Serial 44-11762 code N2-M

LtCol William Clark P-51D 44-64148 "Happy IV" code 5Q-C of the 504th FS 339th Fighter Group, 1 April 1945

Luftwaffe pilot and captured P-51 Mustang

Maj Merle Gilbertson of the 77th FS 20th Fighter Group

Maj Richard Turner 354th Fighter Group P-51D

Maj Richard Turner with "Short Fuse Sallee" coded AJ-T

P-51D Mustang 44-72559 of the 458th FS, 506th Fighter Group

Mustang #579 44-72559 "Satans Flame" and 599 of the 458th FS 506thFighter Group Iwo Jima

Mustang 44-14694, Pilot Lt Herbert Niklaus of the 352nd Fighter Squadron 353rd Fighter Group, 1944

P-51D Mustang Bad Angel of the 3rd Air Commando Group Nose Art

Mustang 44-63272 "Bad Angel" of 3rd ACG, 4th Fighter Squadron February 1945

Mustang 44-63417 of the 45th FS 15th Fighter Group, pilot Cpt Bridge, March 1945

P-51D Mustang 44-63423 of the 47th FS 15th Fighter Group

Mustang 44-63423 "Squirt" of the 47th FS 15th Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang of the 46th FS 21st Fighter Group Iwo Jima 1945

Mustang 44-63955 "Tiny gay Baba" of the 46th FS 21st Fighter Group Iwo Jima 1945

Mustang 44-64105 "Shirley" of the 354th Fighter Group, 355th FS

Mustang 44-72518 Dinny B #641, pilot 1lt William H Willis of the 462nd FS 506th Fighter Group North Field Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang 44-63465 of the 45th FS 15th FG Guam 1945

Mustang 56 44-63465 of the 45th FS 15th FG Guam 1945

P-51D Mustang 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron „Will it Run?

Mustang of 353rd Fighter Group, 351st Fighter Squadron "Will it Run?" November of 1944

P-51D Mustangs 44-13709 and 44-13557 wrecked on airfield

Mustangs 44-13709 "Frances Ann" and 44-13557 of the 1st Scouting Force, 364h FG wrecked on airfield December 1944

Mustangs of the 111th TRS in flight during World War II

Mustangs of the 111th TRS Italy. The first airplane is F-6C-1-NT 42-103195 “Ol’ Bum Noz”

Mustangs of the 31st Fighter Group 3. F-6C-1-NT 42-103195 “Ol’ Bum Noz” in the foreground

Mustangs of the 354 Fighter Group 356 Fighter Squadron Spring 1945

Mustangs: 330, 320, 311, 303, 321, 306, 308 of the 531st Fighter Squadron 21st FG Iwo Jima Spring 1945

North American Aviation P-51D Mustang at Dallas

North American F-6K-5-NT Mustang of 82nd TRS, 71st TRG, 44-11937 #70

North American P-51 Mustang Diane

North American P-51 Mustang engine

North American P-51 354th Fighter Group D Day

North American P-51 Mustang of 354th Fighter Group D-Day 1944

North American P-51 Mustang With 1000 Pound Bomb And Bazooka Rocket Tubes

North American P-51 Mustangs of various Fighter Groups of the 15th AF

P-51B Mustang 51st Fighter Group shark mouth 43-7058

North American P-51B Mustang of 51st Fighter Group, 26th FS, 14th AF. Shark mouth nose art, 43-7058 #261 "Jeanne III"

North American P-51B Mustang serial 43-12094

North American P-51B-15-NA Mustang serial 42-106758 of the 353rd FS, code FT-H

North American P-51D Mustang

North American P-51D Mustang "Straw Boss 2" 44-14111 code PE-X

P-51D Mustang #153 of the 15th FG 47th Fighter Squadron

North American P-51D Mustang 153 15th FG 47th FS

North American P-51D Mustang 8AF Sniffles

North American P-51D Mustang photo

North American P-51D Mustang pilot

North American P-51D Mustangs

North American P-51D 325th Fighter Group

North American P-51D of 325th Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 353rd Fighter Group 44-4706

North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang "Ginny" of 353rd Fighter Group 351st FS, s/n 44-14706

P-51D Mustang 44-15101 of the 356th Fighter Group, 361 Fighter Squadron in flight during World War II

North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang of 356th Fighter Group 361 Fighter Squadron, QI+I, s/n 44-15101, 1944

P-51 Mustang 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron 44-14955

North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang of the 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron, 44-14955, code HO+I

North American P-51D-20-NA Mustang 44-63562, code GQ-H of the 355th FS 354th FG Ober Olm Germany Y-64 17 April 1945

North American P-51D-20-NA Mustang 44 63562, code GQ-H of the 355th FS 354th Fighter Group Ober Olm Germany Y-64 17 April 1945

North American P-51D-20-NA Mustang serial 44-72163, Code WZ-J of the 84th FS 78th Fighter Group, pilot Lt James Farmer1945

P-51D Mustang 364th Fighter Group 384 Fighter Squadron Crash Landing

North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang of 364th Fighter Group 384 Fighter Squadron Crash Landing, 44-14032, code 5Y+W. England 1944.

P-51D Serial 44-13993 5E-R of the 385th FS 364th FG, 26 August 1944

North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang, Serial 44-13993 5E-R of the 385th FS 364th Fighter Group, 26 August 1944

North American P-51K-10-NT Mustang "Fragile But Agile" of 348th Fighter Group 44-12018

P-51 41-37368 "Pat" code AE of the 111th TRS on Italian Airfield 1943

P-51 Fighter Group Mustangs on airfield

P-51 Fly Above The Clouds On A Practice Fighter Escort Mission On 20 July 1944

P-51 Maintenance England 1943

P-51 Mustang "Big Beautiful Doll", pilot LtCol Landers 78th Fighter Group Duxford England

P-51 Mustang "Dee" In Formation 503rd FS, 339th Fighter Group

P-51 Mustang "Jym S Jokey II" Okinawa 1945

P-51 Mustang 15th Af Italy

P-51 Mustang 43-12389 Orlando AAB, Florida 1943

P-51 Mustang 44-14753 of the 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron Capt Leslie Minchew

P-51 Mustang 44-14753 of the 355th FG 357th FS Capt Leslie Minchew

P-51 Mustang 51st FG 16th FS

P-51 Mustang 8AF 339 Fighter Group 505 Fighter Squadron, 6N+K

P-51 Mustang 8AF pilots

P-51 Mustang and 1lt Bruce Rowlett Pilot of the 375th FS 361st Fighter Group

P-51 Mustang And 308th Bomb Group B-24 China

P-51 Mustang and hangar 1944

P-51 Mustang and Wacs

P-51 Mustang Armorer With Plane 8th Af 479th Fighter Group

P-51 Mustang Fighters 44-13629, 44-13980, 44-14065 Of 339th Fighter Group, 503rd FS

P-51 Mustang Gun Maintenance Italy

P-51 Mustang In France

P-51 Mustang Iwo Jima 1945

P-51 Mustang Mk Ia Named "Betty Jean" Anzio Italy 1944

P-51 Mustang named "Norma Deane" With Pilot

P-51 Mustang of 31 Fighter Group 2

P-51 Mustang 352nd Fighter Group Nose Art 2

P-51 Mustang of 352nd Fighter Group Nose Art 1944

P-51D Mustang of 364th Fighter Group 1945

P-51 Mustang of 364th Fighter Group 1945

P-51 Mustang of the 26th FS 51st Fighter Group Pilot Col David "Tex" Hill

P-51 Mustang of the 47th FS 15th Fighter Group, Iwo Jima 1945

P-51 Mustang of the All Negro 332nd Fighter Group 15th Air Force Italy

P-51 Mustang With A Malcolm Hood of the 336th Fighter Squadron 4th Fighter Group

P-51 Mustangs and B-29 PTO

P-51 Mustangs From 1st Air Commando Group Near Karachi India

P-51 Mustangs in Flight over Pacific

P-51 Mustangs Lancashire England 25 February 1944

P-51 Mustangs of the 15th Fighter Group March 1945

P-51 Mustangs of the 31st Fighter Group in flight

P-51 Mustangs of the 374th FS 361st Fighter Group

P-51 Mustangs Over Yugoslavia

P-51 Mustangs Returning From Flights Over Enemy Europe

P-51 Nose Art "Gloria Doll" 352nd FS 353rd Fighter Group

P-51 of the 15th Fighter Group Arrive On Guam 1945

P-51 Pilot Lt Richard Gustke 350th FS 353rd Fighter Group 1945

P-51 Spare Parts nose art

P-51 Squadron Leader Pietrzak Polish Air Force RAF Cottishall 1945

P-51A #13 "Mrs Virginia" pilot Maj Robert Petit 1st Air Commando Group

P-51A 43-6151 Barbie, pilot Maj Robert Smith of 1st Air Commando Group

P-51A Mustang 1944

P-51A Mustang serial 43-6109 of the 311th Fighter Bomber Group Burma 1944

P-51A serial 43-6109 of the 311th Fighter Bomber Group Burma 1944

P-51B (Malcolm Hood) 43-12375 code FT-E "Bonnie B II" with D-Day stripes, pilot Capt Don Beerbower 353rd Fighter Squadron France 1944

P-51B Mustang 42-106783 Flying Panther of the 363rd FS 357th Fighter Group, code B6-L

P-51B 42-106783 Flying Panther of the 363rd FS 357th Fighter Group, code B6-L

P-51B Mustang serial 42-106950, code WR-P of the 354th FS 355th Fighter Group color photo

P-51B 42-106950 WR-P of the 354th FS 355th Fighter Group color photo

P-51B 45 Mustang of the 318th FS 325th FG Checkertail Clan Soviet Union

P-51B And C Mustangs of the 361st Fighter Group with D-Day stripes

P-51B Mustang

P-51B Mustang 261of the 26th FS 51st Fighter Group

P-51B Mustang named „Big Mac Junior”. 363rd fighter Group, 382nd FS

P-51B Mustang 42-106647 named "Big Mac Junior", 363rd FG, 382nd FS.

P-51B Mustang 42-106775 code R4-E With Gun Pods

P-51B Mustang At An 8th Air Force Base In England 27 December 1943

P-51B Mustang 43-12172 FT-T of the 353rd FS 354th FG at an 8th Air Force Base In England 27 December 1943

P-51B Mustang 43-6737 Code GQ-U, pilot 1lt Gilbert Talbot of the 355th FS 354th Fighter Group

P-51B Mustang England Color Photo

P-51B Mustang Pilot 2lt John Stricker of the 382nd FS 363rd Fighter Group

P-51B Mustang named "Green Hornet", pPilot 2lt John Stricker of the 382nd FS 363rd Fighter Group

P-51 42-106882 code D7-V of 339th Fighter Group, 503 Fighter Squadron after slight accident

P-51B Mustang of 339th Fighter Group 503 Fighter Squadron, code D7+V

P-51B Mustang of the 31st FG 309th FS, code WZ-I 43-7020 on Trailer Italy 1944

P-51B Mustang of the 31st Fighter Group 309th Fighter Squadron, code WZ-I 43-7020 on Trailer Italy 1944

P-51B Mustang pilot 1lt Walter Goehausen of the 308th FS 31st Fighter Group

P-51B Mustang serial 43-24806 War Weary 364th Fighter Group 1945

P-51B Mustang serial 43-6845 of the 358th FS 355th Fighter Group, code YF-X

P-51C Mustang of the 100th Fighter Squadron 332nd FG

P-51C Mustang "Stinky II" of the 100th Fighter Squadron 332nd FG

P-51C Mustang serial 42-103363 „Lucky Leaky II” code SX-M of the 352nd FS 353rd Fighter Group

P-51C Mustang (Malcolm Hood) serial 42-103363 "Lucky Leaky II" code SX-M of the 352nd FS 353rd Fighter Group

P-51C Mustang 1078 42-103896 of the 530th FS 311th Fighter Group China

P-51C Mustang 1078 42-103896 "Princess" of the 530th FS 311th Fighter Group China

P-51D Mustang of the 45th FS 15th Fighter Group Iwo Jima

P-51D "San Antonio Rose", pilot 1lt Douglas Reese of the 45th FS 15th Fighter Group Iwo Jima

P-51D 44-11280 Pilot Lt Col Edward O. McComas of the 118th TRS 23rd FG

P-51D 44-13926 E2-S 375th FS, 361st Fighter Group July 1944

P-51D 44-13926 375th FS 361st Fighter Group July 1944

P-51D 44-14381 of the 385th FS 364th FG Coded 5E-J

P-51D 44-14381 of the 385th Fighter Squadron 364th Fighter Group Coded 5E-J

P-51D 44-15392 of the 2nd Air Commando Group Nose Art

P-51D 44-15392 #20 Cheese Cake Chassis. Lt J.B. Mayer, 1st FS (Commando) 2nd ACG

P-51D 44-15587 Stasia Ii of the 352nd Fighter Squadron 353rd Fighter Group Pilot Capt Anthony Rosatone

P-51D Mustang 44-63375 186 of the 47th FS 15th Fighter Group Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D 44-63375 186 of the 47th FS 15th Fighter Group Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang 44-63532 Flown By Lt Thomas Quinn of the 46th FS 21st Fighter Group, Iwo Jima 12 April 1945

P-51D 44-63532 Flown By Lt Thomas Quinn of the 46th FS 21st Fighter Group, Iwo Jima 12 April 1945

P-51D 44-63733250 Dede Lou of the 72nd FS 21st Fighter Group Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D 44-63822 „Lil Butch” #150 of the 47th FS 15th FG Iwo Jima 12 April 1945

P-51D 44-63822 "Lil Butch" #150 of the 47th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group Iwo Jima 12 April 1945

P-51D 44-63891 #235 pilot 1lt John W Brock 46th Fighter Squadron 21st FG And 504th BG B-29 Crash Landing

P-51D 44-63891 #235 pilot 1lt John W Brock 46th FS 21st FG And 504th BG B-29 Crash Landing

P-51D 44-63959 number 581 of the 457th Fighter Squadron 506th FG Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D 557 44-63909 of the 458th Fighter Squadron 506th Fighter Group Iwo Jima

P-51 Mustang WD-A of the 4th Fighter Group

P-51D code WD-A of the 335th FS, 4th Fighter Group Pilot Lt Berry, Color photo

P-51D Mustang

P-51D Mustang "Lillamae" 44-15356 of the 384th FS 364th Fighter Group, code 5Y-U, Pilot Maj Douglas Pick

P-51D Mustang "Little Angel" wrecked On Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang "Little Lady" 44-72160 55th FS, named KI-K

P-51D Mustang Moonbeam McSwine 352nd Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang "Moonbeam McSwine" of 352nd Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang "Straw Boss 2" 44-14111 PE-X of 352nd Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang "The Gator" #226 of the 46th FS 21st Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang #186 44-63375 of the 47th FS 15th Fighter Group, 12 February 1945

P-51D Mustang 107 of the 78th FS 47th FS 15th FG Saipan February 1945

P-51D Mustang 31 Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 31st Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 320 44-63915 531st Fighter Squadron 21st FG

P-51D Mustang 320 44-63915 531st Fighter Squadron 21st Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 325th Fighter Group Italy 44-13292

P-51D Mustang od the 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 8th AF 44 14774 YJ+T Butch 3

P-51D Mustang 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 8th AF, serial 44-4774, code YJ+T, named Butch 3

P-51D Mustang 44-11564 356th FG 359th FS Martlesham Heath England 1945, code OC-W

P-51D Mustang 44-11564 356th FG 359th Fighter Squadron Martlesham Heath England 1945, code OC-W, color photo

P-51D Mustang 44-11564 356th FG 359th FS Martlesham Heath England 1945, color photo

P-51D Mustang 44-13321 code HO-P 352nd Fighter Group, pilot Major George Preddy At Bodney England 1944

P-51D Mustang 44-13329 of the 503rd FS 339th FG At Fowlmere base, code D7-I

P-51D Mustang 44-13329 of the 503rd Fighter Squadron 339th FG At Fowlmere base, code D7-I

P-51D Mustang B7-R, 44-13357 with D-Day stripes of the 374th FS 361st Fighter Group Late July 1944

P-51D Mustang 44-13357, “Tika IV”, B7-R flown by Vernon Richards of the 374th FS 361st Fighter Group Late July 1944

P-51D Mustang 44-13366

P-51D Mustang 44-13410 "Lou IV", pilot Lt Col Thomas Christian Jr Commander of the 361st Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 44-13557 "Easy Does It" of the 1st Scouting Force And B-26 Marauder Tail

P-51D Mustang 44-13626 „Sweet Thing IV” of the 374th FS 361st Fighter Group, Code B7-M

P-51D Mustang 44-13626 "Sweet Thing IV" of the 374th FS 361st Fighter Group, wearing squadron markings B7-M

P-51D Mustang 44-13686 "Rugged Rebel" code 5E-N, pilot LtCol Allison Brooks of the 1st Scouting Force, 17 October 1944

P-51D Mustang 44-14114 damaged after belly landing 364th Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 44-14190 "Denver Belle" Code 5Y-Q, pilot Capt John Walker of the 384th FS 364th Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 44-14673 "Galloping Ghost" of the 350th FS 353rd Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 44-14890 of the 503rd FS 339th FG Named „Whoa! To Joe’s Woes” Pilot Capt Joseph Farrell

P-51D Mustang 44-14890 of the 503rd Fighter Squadron 339th Fighter Group Named "Whoa! To Joe's Woes" Pilot Capt Joseph Farrell

P-51D Mustang 44-15152 "Jersey Jerk" Code QI-T of the 361st FS, 356th Fighter Group. Pilot Maj Donald J Strait

P-51D Mustang 44-15459 code HL-B of the 308th FS 31st Fighter Group, pilot Capt John Voll

P-51D Mustang 44-63177 of the 82nd FS 78th Fighter Group, code MX-C, 4 January 1945 Pilot Flt Off Melvin Hoffman

P-51D Mustang 44-63780 of the 356th Fighter Squadron 354th FG, Ober Olm Germany Y-64, 2 April 1945

P-51D Mustang 44-63822 "Lil Butch" of the 47th Fighter Squadron 15th FG

P-51D Mustang 44-63916 "Elaine" of the 46th FS 21st Fighter Group, Iwo Jima

P-51D 44-63998 of the 47th Fighter Squadron 15th FG Iwo Jima

P-51D Mustang 44-63998 of the 47th Fighter Squadron 15th FG Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang 44-72239 code 9H-Z of the 1st Scouting Force "Zoom Zoozie", pilot Capt John Simpson

P-51D Mustang 44-72560 #603 of the 462nd FS 506th Fighter Group Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang 44-72620 640 "Shawnee Princess" of the 462nd FS 506th Fighter Group

P-51D 44-72875 of the 457th FS 506th Fighter Group Iwo Jima

P-51D Mustang 44-72875 of the 457th FS 506th Fighter Group Iwo Jima

P-51D Mustang 44-73045 "Lucky Lady VII" Code 5E-B, Maj Ernest Bankey Jr

P-51D 44-73186 code N2-Y of the 383rd FS 364th FG

P-51D Mustang 44-73186 "Babs In Arms" code N2-Y of the 383rd Fighter Squadron 364th FG

P-51D Mustang 510 wrecked On Iwo Jima

P-51D Mustang „Boogies Burner” of the 364 Fighter Group 384 Fighter Squadron 8th AF, flipping over after landing

P-51D Mustang 5Y-? "Boogies Burner" from 364 Fighter Group 384 Fighter Squadron 8th AF

P-51D Mustang 604 44-63647 of the 462nd FS 506th Fighter Group Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang 71st TRG 82 TRS 44-72505 The Flying Undertaker

P-51D Mustang 71st 71 Tactical Reconnaissance Group 82 TRS 44-72505 The Flying Undertaker

P-51D Mustang 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 82nd TRS 44-72509

P-51D Mustang Appassionatta Van Climax Number 165 of the 47th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang code 9I-N "Miss Mary K"

P-51D Mustang crew sleeps on wing. 21st FG

P-51D Mustang Damaged 364th Fighter Group Mustang Joye B II

P-51D Mustang damaged on Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang from 21st FG Comes In To Land On Iwo Jima

P-51D Mustang landing aboard USS Shangri La 1944

P-51D Mustang landing aboard USS Shangri La CV-38 1944

P-51D Mustang Named Claire

P-51D Mustang of 31 Fighter Group HL+J

P-51D Mustang 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron

P-51D Mustang of 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron

P-51D Mustang 357th Fighter Group 362 Fighter Squadron

P-51D Mustang of 357th Fighter Group 362 Fighter Squadron code G4+M

P-51D Mustang of 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group "Lacka Nookie"

P-51D Mustang of 8AF "Buds Comet"

P-51D Mustang of 8th AF 364 Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang of the 15th Fighter Group Refueling Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang of the 354th FG 353rd Fighter Squadron

P-51D Mustang 364th Fighter Group 385th Fighter Squadron 8th AF 44 13891 5E+G

P-51D Mustang of the 364th Fighter Group 385th Fighter Squadron 8th AF 44 13891 5E+G

P-51D Mustang of the 52nd Fighter Group 4th Fighter Squadron, color photo

P-51D Mustang SX-I 44-14495 Dallas Doll 352nd FS 353rd Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang SX-I 44-14495 "Dallas Doll". Pilot Lt Frank Bouldin Jr of the 352nd FS 353rd Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang Wrecked On Iwo Jima

P-51D Mustang Wrecked On Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D Mustang Wrecked On Iwo Jima 1945 3

P-51D Mustang Wrecked On Iwo Jima 1945 photo

P-51D Mustangs 21st Fighter Group On Escort Carrier

P-51D Mustang Air Commandos escort F-5 Lightning

P-51D Mustangs 44-63324 44-15044 of Air Commandos escort F-5 Lightning #390

P-51D 78 Fighter Group 82 Fighter Squadron

P-51D Mustangs of 78 Fighter Group 82 Fighter Squadron

P-51D Mustangs of the 15th FG 21 April 1945

P-51 Mustangs of the 361st Fighter Group – color photo

P-51D Mustangs of the 361st Fighter Group - color photo

P-51D Mustangs of the 531st FS 21st Fighter Group, Iwo Jima 1945

P-51D 44-15217 of the 2nd Air Commando Group Big Gas Bird nose art

P-51D of 2nd Air Commando Group Big Gas Bird nose art #45, pilot: Spann

P-51D Serial 44-63325 of the 45th Fighter Squadron 15th FG

P-51D Serial 44-63325 "Victory Belle" of the 45th Fighter Squadron 15th FG

P-51D-10-NA Mustang 44-14262 From 4th Fighter Group

P-51D Mustang 71st TRG 82 TRS Maj Bill Shomo 44-72505 The Flying Undertaker

P-51D-20-NA of 71st TRG 82 TRS Maj Bill Shomo 44 72505 #66, "The Flying Undertaker", Mindoro Island

P-51D-25-NA Mustang 44-72864

P-51D-5-NA Mustang 44-13704 "Ferocious Frankie" B7-H of the 374th FS 361st Fighter Group July 1944 - color photo

P-51K Mustang 44-11563 The Brat 83rd FS 78th FG

P-51K 44-11563 The Brat 83rd Fighter Squadron 78th Fighter Group

P-51K Mustang 44-11373 "Frisco Kid" Nose Art. code B6-U 363rd Fighter Squadron

P-51K Mustang 44-11624 code SX-M of the 352nd FS 353rd FG Pilot Lt Leroy Pletz

P-51K Mustang 44-11624 "Donna Mite" code SX-M of the 352nd FS 353rd Fighter Group Pilot Lt Leroy Pletz

P-51K Mustang 44-12097 Mustang Over Japan 1945

P-51K Mustang of 348th Fighter Group "Mrs Bonnie"

Photo Recon F-6C Mustang Janie With Malcolm Canopy

Photo Reconnaissance F-6D Mustang

Pilot 1lt Eugene Turner of the 360th FS 356th Fighter Group and P-51D Mustang "Dotty" 44-15194 Code PI-A

Pilot 1lt Howard Spaulding 375th FS 361st Fighter Group Inspects Battle Damage To The Left Wing Of His P-51B Mustang, Late June 1944

Pilot 1lt James McCubbin of the 385th FS 364th Fighter Group. P-51D Mustang "Mary-al" 44-11242 Coded 5E-F

Pilot Capt James Fowle of the 384th FS 364th Fighter Group and P-51D "Terry Claire" serial 44-14184 Code 5Y-Q

Pilot Col Mayden of the 352nd FG P-51D Mustang „Straw Boss 2” 44-14111 PE-X

Pilot Col Mayden of the 352nd FG and P-51D Mustang "Straw Boss 2" 44-14111 PE-X

Pilot Lt Bruce Ward Carr of the 354th FG With P-51

Pilot Lt William Pitcher of the 355th FS 354th FG

Pilot Maj Samuel Brown of the 309th FS 31st Fighter Group In P-51D Mustang 44-13464 Coded MX-A

Pilots Of 1st Air Commando Group Burma

Pilots Of Flight D of the 384th Fighter Squadron 364th Fighter Group And P-51 "Florence II" Honnington England 15 January 1945

Putting Ammunition Belts In A North American P-51 Mustang In England 3 September 1944

RAF Mustang I AG411 at RAF Station Burtonwood England

The cockpit interior of North American P-51 Mustang

P-51 Mustang cockpit 364th Fighter Group

The cockpit interior of P-51 Mustang from 364th Fighter Group

North American P-51 „Dear Arabella”, Pilot 1st Lt Richard Locke 361st Fighter Group

The underside perspective of a P-51D provides a clear depiction of its panel lines, movable parts, cannon case chutes, and bomb carriers.

Pilot of a North American P-51 Mustang in cockpit

USAAF pilot at controls of North American P-51 Mustang fighter

Weatherized North American P-51 Mustangs At Nas Alameda March 1945

North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The P-51 Mustang was created in 1940 in response to the RAF demand. The prototype, labelled NA-73, fitted with an 1100 hp Allison V-1710-F3F engine, was tested on October 26, 1940. USAAF tested 4th and 5th exemplars of the first production series, labelled XP-51, and didn’t show much interest in the design. Most of the first production series aircraft entered the armament of the RAF under the designation Mustang Mk I and Mk IA. Thanks to a very good level of performance, mainly the high speed at low altitude and its long range, the plane was designed to attack ground targets and to carry out reconnaissance. The USAAF bacame seriously interested in the Mustang until after United States entered the war. In 1942 500 attack version P-51s, named North American A-36 Apache, were ordered. During that time the British replaced the Allison engines in four of their Mk I Mustangs with the Rolls-Royce Merlin (versions: 61, 65, 66, 70 and 71) which resulted in a radical improvement in the P-51 Mustang performance at high altitude. That was the real beginning of the legend of the P-51. The British easly convinced the Americans to their engine due to the fact that it was already manufactured under the licence at Packard under the designation V-1650. The mass production of P-51s with the British engines started at the end of 1942 in the factories in Inglewood – P-51B was the designation. The slightly different P-51C version was produced since 1943 at the North American factories in Dallas. The most popular and typical version of the Mustang was the P-51D. It had a lowered tail section of the fuselage and a bubble canopy. The fastest version of the Mustang was the P-51H which had a reduced curb weight and a top speed of 784 km/h. A total of 15,486 aircraft, in different versions and variations, were manufactured. An important feature of the Mustang in addition to excellent maneuverability was its range which allowed it to escort USAAF bombers to Berlin. The Mustang was the best escort fighter of the World War II.

General Description

Type: Single-seat fighter aircraft.

Wings

Configuration: Low-wing cantilever monoplane.
Design:
- X.A.A.-NACA laminar-flow wing section, in two sections bolted at the fuselage centerline.
- The upper wing surface forms the cockpit floor.
- Two-spar all-metal structure with smooth Alclad skin.
- Spars feature single plate flanges with extruded top and bottom booms.
- Structure includes pressed ribs with flanged lightening holes and extruded spanwise stringers.
- Self-sealing non-metallic fuel cells located between spars.
- Structural doors in the wing undersurface for fuel cell access.
- Ailerons and slotted flaps hinged on the rear spar. Metal-covered ailerons with a controllable trim-tab on the port side.
- Hydraulically-operated trailing-edge flaps.

Fuselage

Structure: Oval, all-metal, in three sections—engine, main, and tail.
Materials: Alclad and aluminum-alloy extrusions, with cockpit armor.
Engine Section: V-type cantilever engine-bearers, built up with plate webs and extruded numbers, attached to the front fireproof bulkhead.
Main Section: Composed of two beams with longerons forming caps and skin reinforced by vertical frames.
Aft Section: Extends into a semi-monocoque structure with vertical frame reinforcement.
Tail Section: Detachable and continues the main section's structure.

Tail Unit

Type: Cantilever monoplane with a one-piece tailplane and detachable tips.
Structure: Two spars, pressed ribs, extruded stringers, covered with stressed Alclad skin.
Control Surfaces: Aluminum-alloy frames, fabric-covered rudder and elevators, dynamically balanced with trimming-tabs controllable from the cockpit.

Landing Gear

Type: Retractable cantilever air-oil shock-absorber legs, hinged to reinforced ribs.
Design:
- Retracts inwardly with wheels and legs housed forward of the main spar.
- Fairing plates and doors form part of wing contour, covering the gear when retracted.
- Features hydraulic retraction, wheel-brakes, and a fully swiveling, steerable retractable tailwheel.

Power Plant

Engine: One 1,590 h.p. Packard V-1650-7 (Rolls-Royce Merlin 69) twelve-cylinder Vee liquid-cooled engine.
Propeller: Four-bladed Hamilton-Standard Hydromatic or Aeroproducts automatic constant-speed airscrew.
Cooling: Coolant and oil radiators located under the fuselage, aft of the cockpit, with thermostatically-controlled exit-flaps.
Fuel Capacity:
- Self-sealing fuel cells in wings (184 gallons total).
- Self-sealing fuselage tank (85 U.S. gallons).
- Oil tank (12 U.S. gallons) in the engine compartment.
- Option for droppable ferrying or combat tanks on bomb racks.

Accommodation

Cockpit:
- Enclosed cockpit over the wing center.
- Features an optically-flat 5-ply laminated glass bulletproof windshield and safety glass side panels.
- Moulded “blister” type sliding cockpit cover.
- Equipped with stainless steel sheet, armor plate, and a fireproof bulkhead in front, with face-hardened steel plates behind the seat.
- Cockpit heating and ventilation, 24-volt electrical system, radio, and oxygen supply.

Armament

Guns: Six 0.50 in. machine-guns, three per wing, outside the propeller arc.
Bombs: Provision for bombs up to 1,000 lbs. on removable streamlined racks under each wing, auxiliary fuel tanks, or chemical containers.
Bomb Fusing: Controlled from the cockpit, allowing for bomb release during various flight phases.

Dimensions

Span: 37 ft. 50 in. (11.27 m).
Length: 32 ft. 3.5 in. (9.75 m).
Height: 13 ft. 8 in. (4.16 m).
Wing Area: 233.19 sq. ft. (21.66 sq. m.).

Weights

Loaded Weight: Approximately 10,000 lbs. (4,540 kg).

Performance

Maximum Speed: 445 mph (712 km/h) at 24,000 ft. (7,320 m).
Climb Rate: To 20,000 ft. (6,100 m) in 6.5 minutes.
Service Ceiling: Over 40,000 ft. (12,200 m).

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