Название: North American Mustang P-51: Long-range Fighter (Profiles of Flight)
Автор: Dave Windle
Издательство: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1848845812
Год: 2011
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 88
Размер: 5,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Mustang was born from a British WW2 specification to North American during 1940. The prototype was completed within 117 days but the RAF was not happy with the aircraft's performance and suggested replacing the V-12 Allison with the more powerful RR Merlin. The result was a superbly fast and maneuverable aircraft that had the range to escort Allied bomber forces on raids deep into occupied Europe. A total of 15,469 of the type were built and used in combat until the Korean War.