On this day in aviation history, 85 years ago (October 26, 1940), the legendary North American P-51 Mustang took its maiden voyage to the skies.The P-51 was an American long-range fighter whose design ...
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 ...