THE P-51 MUSTANG — Famous Aircraft Series —
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A comprehensive look at the legendary P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft of World War II, covering its development, combat history, and technical specifications in the Famous Aircraft Series.
Characteristics
| Book cover finish(es) | Stapled |
| Condition | Good |
| Author(s) | Len Morgan |
| Publisher | Morgan Aviation Books |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Published date | 1963 First Printing |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | Famous Aircraft Series |
| Size | 21 x 28 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS • AVIATION MILITAIRE • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE |
Description
The P-51 Mustang
This book chronicles the legendary P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft, one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Written by Len Morgan and part of the Famous Aircraft Series, this volume explores the development, combat history, and technical specifications of this remarkable fighter that helped achieve air superiority over Europe. The book includes detailed information about the various models, their operational use, and the pilots who flew them. Cover drawing features a P-51D of the 361st Fighter Group.
Two Hundred Hours to Remember
The quiet of the evening was gently broken a few minutes ago by the sound of an approaching plane. A well-remembered sound in my ears, the low, even moan of a Rolls-Royce Merlin, and I went outside to look and listen. He was fairly high, six or eight thousand perhaps, and climbing rapidly through the darkness towards that crystal world of thin cold air where the Merlin did its finest work. I could see only a single dim light sliding swiftly through the stars until it lost its motion in the distant night and became one of them, but a vivid mental picture formed of blue flame leaping from short stacks and white-hot carbon sparks streaking past a small dark cockpit. Watching, listening and remembering as the sound grew faint, I would have swapped away all the evening's enchanting serenity on earth for another chance to sit in that cluttered little cockpit and live (...)
P-51, also called Mustang, a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft originally designed and produced by North American Aviation for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and later adopted by the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF). The P-51 is widely regarded as the finest all-around piston-engined fighter of World War II to be produced in significant numbers (...)