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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>

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.  The highest scoring Mustang ace of the Pacific theater was Major John "Pappy" Herbst, who shot down 14 Japanese planes while flying the P-51 with the 74th Fighter Squadron at the CBI front, in addition to four kills in the P-40.<ref>''Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI'', by John Stanaway, Osprey Publishing, 1999</ref>

A large number of P-51s served in the [[Korean War]] as well, mainly in ground support missions.<ref>''Aces'', by William Yenne, 2000</ref>

A large number of P-51s served in the [[Korean War]] as well, mainly in ground support missions.<ref>''Aces'', by William Yenne, 2000</ref> In 1969, Mustangs saw action for the last time in the air force of [[El Salvador]], during the brief "Soccer War" with [[Honduras]].<ref>[http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1900s/p/footballwar.htm The Football War]</ref>  One of them was lost in aerial combat with an F4U Corsair.<ref>http://users.accesscomm.ca/magnusfamily/hon69hon.htm</ref>

 

==F-82 Twin Mustang==

==F-82 Twin Mustang==