The Mustang was the most powerful fighter plane of the U.S. Air Force in the war. Its main mission was defending bomber formations over Germany. It outperformed and largely destroyed the [[Luftwaffe]], the German air force. The fastest of all piston-planes, the P-51 also served as a light bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft. | The Mustang was the most powerful fighter plane of the U.S. Air Force in the war. Its main mission was defending bomber formations over Germany. It outperformed and largely destroyed the [[Luftwaffe]], the German air force. The fastest of all piston-planes, the P-51 also served as a light bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft. |