P-51 Mustang Photographs | World War II Database

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XP-51 prototype aircraft, circa late 1940 or early 1941	British Mustang X fighter AM203 at rest, 1942	P-51 Mustang fighter under construction, North American Aviation plant, Los Angeles, California, United States, circa 1942	P-51A Mustang fighter in flight, viewed from the top, Oct 1940-May 1942

A Mustang Mk I fighter being test flown in Inglewood, California, United States in 1942 before being delivered to the British Royal Air Force	A North American Aviation worker preparing a P-51 Mustang fighter for painting, Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942; note B-25 Mitchell bombers in background	An American woman working on the landing gear of a P-51 Mustang aircraft at the North American Aviation plant, Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942	Consolidated Aircraft Corporation workers, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, Oct 1942; note P-51B or P-51C Mustang fighter at right

Early P-51 Mustang during a test flight near the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942	P-51 Mustang fighters being prepared for test flight, North American Aviation, Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942	Two female employees of North American Aviation working on a section of a wing of a P-51 Mustang fighter, California, Oct 1942	Claire Chennault inspecting a P-51 Mustang fighter, China, date unknown

LtCol Bill Dunn in front of a P-51 Mustang. Dunn was the USA’s first fighter ace flying with the RAF Eagle Squadron before USA entered the war. Note his USAAF wings, RAF brevet, & what may be a Luftwaffe Pilot badge.	P-51B & P-51A Mustang fighters side-by-side at North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California, United States, 1943	P-51B Mustang fighter in China, date unknown	P-51D Mustang fighter resting at an airfield, date unknown

WAFS pilots Barbara London (in cockpit) and Evelyn Sharp, 1942-1944	WASP pilot Florene Watson seated in a P-51D Mustang, date and location unknown.	Escort carrier USS Altamaha transporting a deck load of P-51A Mustang fighters has just left Alameda, passed under the San Francisco Bay Bridge (background) and steams toward the Golden Gate, 16 Jul 1943	The 4th Fighter Group’s control tower at RAF Debden, Essex, England, UK, Sep 25 1943. Front to Back: BGen Frederick L Anderson, Jr; Mr Donald Nelson, Chief of US War Production; LCol Chesley Peterson, 4th Fighter Group Commanding Officer.