North American P-51 Mustang: World War 2 Album

Merriam Press World War 2 Album No. 24. Second Edition, 2015. Pictorial history of the P-51 Mustang, an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War Ii, the Korean War and other conflicts. From late 1943, P-51Bs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the Usaaf's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the Raf's 2 Taf and the Usaaf's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944. The P-51 was also in service with Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean and Italian theaters, and saw limited service against the Japanese in the Pacific War. This album features a wide range of images of the P-51, from the first prototype through the P-51D model, primarily in Usaaf service in all theaters. 501 photos, illustrations, and drawings.