The North America P-51 Mustang is widely considered to be one the greatest fighter aircraft ever produced, it certainly is one of the most recognizable and legendary of the Second World War. In all 16,766 Mustangs were built — making it most widely produced American fighter aircraft in history, of those only a handful of […]
Wings of Freedom 2008
The Collings Foundation’s annual Wings of Freedom tour is a living history display that brings the backbone of American air power in Europe during World War II — the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and North American P-51 Mustang to dozens of cities each year. I used to make the trip up to […]