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The '''P-51 Mustang''' was an allied fighter plane of [[WWII]]. This plane served in the [[European]] and [[Pacific]] Theaters, and is probably the most well known [[airplane]] of the war. It had a Rolls Royce engine and six heavy machine guns. Over 15,000 P-51s were produced during the war, and many of them served in the [[Korean War]] as well, mainly in ground support missions.<ref>Aces, by William Yenne, 2000</ref> The most numerous (and well-known) version of this fighter was the P-51D, with a distinctive bubble canopy and large fuel capacity.<ref>Aircraft vs. Aircraft, by Norman Franks, Barnes & Noble Books, 1998</ref>
The '''P-51 Mustang''' was an allied fighter plane of [[WWII]]. This plane served in the [[European]] and [[Pacific]] Theaters, and is probably the most well known [[airplane]] of the war. It had a Rolls Royce engine and six heavy machine guns. Over 15,000 P-51s were produced during the war, and many of them served in the [[Korean War]] as well, mainly in ground support missions.<ref>Aces, by William Yenne, 2000</ref> The most numerous (and well-known) version of this fighter was the P-51D, with a distinctive bubble canopy and large fuel capacity.<ref>Aircraft vs. Aircraft, by Norman Franks, Barnes & Noble Books, 1998</ref>
While the P-51 is most famous for its service in the European theater, several Mustang units served in Asia and the Pacific. The first Mustangs in the theater were assigned to the China-Burma-India front in September 1943. Mustangs also joined the fighting in the Philippines and central Pacific in 1945.<ref>Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI, by John Stanaway, Osprey Publishing, 1999</ref>
==F-82 Twin Mustang==
==F-82 Twin Mustang==