P-51H Mustang fighter in flight in the United States, Aug 1943-Aug 1945

Caption     P-51H Mustang fighter in flight in the United States, Aug 1943-Aug 1945 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
More on...   
P-51 Mustang   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 860 x 658 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you.



Did you enjoy this photograph or find this photograph helpful? If so, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Share this photograph with your friends:

 Facebook
 Reddit
 Twitter

Stay updated with WW2DB:

 RSS Feeds

Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
22 Jun 2011 06:17:49 PM

LAST OF THE BREED: THE P-51H

The North American P-51H was the last and fastest version of the famous P-51 Mustang.
The "H" Model weighted 40% less then a P-51D
used a thinner wing, light-weight airframe,
short 360 degree bubble canopy, shorter landing gear legs with smaller wheels.

The fuselage was 13 inches longer, with a taller vertical fin, new four-bladed propeller and was 50mph faster at 487mph could climb to 30,000ft in 12 minutes.
Armed with six fifty caliber machine guns
w/1880 rounds, 2x1,000lb bombs or rockets.

North American delivered 555 to the new post war USAF. To late to see service in WWII, and phased out before the Korean War, they were later transferred to the Air National Guard and served into the 1950s, until replaced by jet aircraft.

SURVIVORS:

Two are in museums, two are airworthy and one is under restoration.

All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.

Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name
Your Email
 Your email will not be published
Comment Type
Your Comments
 

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.
Search WW2DB
News

Random Photograph

Civilians browsing Soviet propaganda, Kazan Cathedral, Leningrad, Russia, 9 Oct 1941, photo 2 of 2


Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"Since peace is now beyond hope, we can but fight to the end."

Chiang Kaishek, 31 Jul 1937


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!