The USAAF sought an aircraft that could fly longer distances while retaining the Mustang’s performance characteristics—so North American simply fused two P-51s together. During World War II, the ...

Decidedly fast, deadly if given the chance, well made in its latter iterations and able to fly over long distances, the North American P-51 Mustang is one of the best aircraft in the world. Also, one ...

But while a propeller-driven aircraft might be useful to organizations like Special Operations Command that fight small wars in remote locations, America is not about to send upgraded Second World War ...

In the decades following World War II, numerous fighter pilots have emerged from the record books to belatedly receive an honor long denied them: credit for downing five enemy aircraft and recognition ...

The 1944 P-51 Mustang ‘Moonbeam McSwine' joins the flyaspitfire.com fleet for passenger experience flights from Biggin Hill, ...

The Commemorative Air Force's P-51C Mustang, nicknamed "Tuskegee Airmen," has returned to flight after a year of extensive repairs to its landing gear and wing. The aircraft, painted with the Tuskegee ...

On Wings of Freedom they arrived Wednesday at John Wayne Airport. The World War II era aircraft – including a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress – are in town for the Wings of Freedom Tour, which will ...

These immersive cinematic storytelling techniques illuminate history in a very unique way. On June 2, 1943 Lieutenant Charles B. Hall of the Army Air Forces shot down an enemy Italian fighter plane ...

There are few crafts that demand such attention to detail as high-end aircraft restoration. Millions of dollars are plowed into aircraft in horrible shape, some even pulled from glaciers or the sea, ...

Few, except the most dedicated military aviation enthusiasts, are aware of the large market that still exists today for restored warbirds, a term used to describe old military aircraft that remain on ...