P-51 Mustang

The North American P-51 Mustang was a successful long range fighter aircraft which entered service in the middle years of World War II. The definitive version of the single-seat fighter was powered by a single two-stage supercharged V-12 Merlin engine and armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns.

Produced versions

• P-51A, 310 built at Inglewood, California
• P-51B, 650 built at Inglewood
• P-51C, 3,750 built at Dallas, Texas
• P-51D/K, 6,502 built at Inglewood, 1,454 built in Dallas. A total of 7,956.
• P-51H, 555 built at Inglewood

Total number built: 15,675 (among American fighter aircraft second only to the P-47 Thunderbolt)

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