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P-51: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

The development and use of the P-51 Mustang are covered in William N. Hess, Fighting Mustang (1970, reprinted 1985), a well-illustrated study; Robert Grinsell and Rikyu Watanabe, P-51 Mustang (1980); Jeffrey L. Ethell, Mustang: A Documentary History of the P-51 (1981); Ray Wagner, Mustang Designer: Edgar Schmued and the Development of the P-51 (1990); and Robert Jackson, P-51 Mustang: The Operational Record (1992; also published as Mustang, 1993).

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Modified title of Web site: Air and Space Forces Magazine - The P-51"s (PDF). Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Air and Space Forces Magazine - The P-51"s (PDF). Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Defense Technical Information Center - P-51 Mustang: The Plane That Saved the Combined Bomber Offensive. Aug 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - How the P-51 Mustang became a legend. Feb 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Palm Springs Air Museum - P-51 Mustang. Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - The P-51 Pioneers: Breaking in the Mustang. Jul 06, 2023
Add new Web site: The Aviation History Online Museum - North American P-51 Mustang. May 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - P-51 Mustang: The Untamed Beast of the Skies. Dec 08, 2022
Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - North American P-51 Mustang. Sep 12, 2022
Cross-references added. May 18, 2020
Added technical specifications of various P-51 models. Oct 11, 2017
Add new Web site: National Museum of the United States Air Force - P-51D Mustang. Jul 06, 2012
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - The P51 Mustang. Jul 06, 2012
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - P-51. Jun 29, 2012
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - North American P-51 Mustang. Jun 29, 2012
Media added. Oct 23, 2007
New bibliography added. Jun 27, 2007
Article revised and updated. Jun 27, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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