Follow the progress of the P-51 Lucy Gal project in Rochester, NY, honoring Tuskegee Airman Leland Pennington. Discover how local history, WWII industry, and aviation heritage come together in this ...

The P-51 Mustang, initially designed for the RAF, became a crucial fighter and fighter-bomber for the USAAF during WWII and the Korean War, renowned for its speed and range. Its performance was ...

The iconic North American P-51 Mustang turned the tide of the air campaign in World War II in the allies’ favor. According to the Military Aviation Museum, a total of 15,586 P-51 Mustangs were built ...

Precious Metal is a staple of the air racing community. The highly modified P-51's striking yellow and polished paint job and its contra-rotating propellers are features that make it stand out, but ...

When the United States Army Air Forces adopted the North American P-51 Mustang, the cost per plane was a seemingly affordable $50,000 – about the cost today of a luxury SUV. However, adjusted for ...

Previously, numbers for the GT were 359.9 hp and 348.3 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. With the P-51 intake, the same tune, and still 8 psi, the numbers jumped to 382.5 hp and 356.4 lb-ft. That's a ...

In duels over Eastern Europe, the agile fighter scored kill after kill David Kindy - Correspondent The P-51 Mustang was the darling of the Army Air Forces. Aerodynamically agile and acrobatic, the ...

During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater. The North American P-51 Mustang may well be the most iconic U.S.

"Flight leader to squadron. Bogies at Angelseight coming down from eleven o'clock. Blue section—stay with the bombers. Red section—climb and we'll hit 'em head-on. All sections drop tanks—drop tanks.

Steven Hinton broke the speed record for a C-1e class internal combustion engine airplane, averaging 531 mph over four laps in a modified P-51 Mustang. His fastest lap was nearly 555 mph, ...