| P-51 | |
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 P-51 Mustangs of the 375th Fighter Squadron, Eighth Air Force mid-1944 | |
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Role: |
Fighter/Bomber |
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National Origin: |
United States |
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Manufacturer: |
North American Aviation(NAA) |
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First Flight: |
26 October 1940 |
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Status: |
Retired form military action(1983), still in civil use |
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Primary Users: |
United States Air Force Royal Air Force Chinese Nationalist Air Force |
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Number Built; |
>15,000 |
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Unit Cost: |
$50,985 USD, as of 1945 |
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter/bomber. It was used in the later campaigns in World War 2 and due to it's reliability, was used in the Korean War and other conflicts. When the United States entered the Korean War, the P-51 was its primary fighter until the advent of jet fighters. Despite this the P-51 was still used by some air forces until the 1980s.