{"id":14386,"date":"2016-05-20T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/?p=14386"},"modified":"2017-05-04T12:29:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T16:29:32","slug":"aircraft-spotlight-p-51-mustang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/aircraft-spotlight-p-51-mustang\/","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft Spotlight: P-51 Mustang"},"content":{"rendered":"

They were famous, stylish, and they just looked fast<\/em>. Their versatility also decisively turned the course of World War II in favor of the Allies. That\u2019s why aviation experts consider the P-51 Mustang the best all-around fighter of World War II. Here are some things you may not have known about this iconic aircraft.<\/p>\n

With its Rolls Royce Merlin 60-series engine, the P-51 Mustang flew at more than 500 MPH. It was also able to fly long-range, high-altitude missions. These \u201clittle friends\u201d as bomber pilots called them, were used heavily as long-range bomber escorts, allowing the British and American air forces to penetrate deep into German-occupied areas. The Mustang was also a superior aerial fighter, which enabled many pilots to earn their \u201cAce\u201d status, including a 21-year-old pilot named Chuck Yeager in 1944.<\/p>\n

After the war, the United States Air Force sold many of its remaining Mustangs as surplus to our strategic allies such as Venezuela (FAV), Haiti (FAH), the Philippines, and Korea. By the 1980s most P-51s were in the hands of private owners around the world.<\/p>\n

Mustangs were, and still are, the most recognizable American fighter of World War II, primarily because of their unique paint markings. The Tuskegee Airmen painted their Mustang tails with their signature red color. Today it\u2019s not unusual to find P-51s with historically inaccurate markings. Some planes have been repainted with the owner\u2019s favorite military insignia, or even invented markings. It\u2019s also not unusual to find brand new Mustang P-51 reproductions instead of original restored planes. That\u2019s because the P-51 is a true classic.<\/p>\n

Today, there are only about 300 original P-51\u2019s in existence.\u00a0 So if you manage to set your eyes on one of these famous fighters, count yourself in luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They were famous, stylish, and they just looked fast. Their versatility also decisively turned the course of World War II in favor of the Allies. That\u2019s why aviation experts consider the P-51 Mustang the best all-around fighter of World War II. Here are some things you may not have known about this iconic aircraft. 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