ALLISON-ENGINED P-51 MUSTANG AVG 1 . OSP301

Name: Allison-engined p-51 mustang avg 1
SKU: OSP301
Price: 18.00 EUR

ALLISON-ENGINED P-51 MUSTANG

Martyn CHORLTON

2012, 64 pages, format 19 x 25, photos NB, texte en anglais.

18,00 €

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While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang’s performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined variants that preceded it. From its inception in early 1940, the Mustang’s development was extraordinarily rapid – such was the need for a fighter at the time, and the confidence in its design. By early January 1942, the Mustang was in service with the RAF, flying low-level armed reconnaissance operations over Northern France. Despite later Merlin variants arriving in-theatre, this remained a hunting ground for the Allison Mustangs through to D-Day and beyond – a remarkable service length. In American hands the Allison-engined Mustangs performed as dive-bombers and fighters, serving with distinction in North Africa and the Far East.