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==Post-war Operations==
 
==Post-war Operations==
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After the war, the Mustang, along with most other propeller aircraft, was displaced by jets, but a large number served in the [[Korean War]], mainly in ground support missions.<ref>''Aces'', by William Yenne, 2000</ref>  Israeli-piloted Mustangs also served as fighter-bombers in the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_256.shtml Suez Crisis, 1956]</ref>  In 1969, F-51s 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>
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After the war, the Mustang, along with most other propeller aircraft, was displaced by jets, but a large number served in the [[Korean War]], mainly in ground support missions.  The re-designated F-51 was out-performed by the newer jet aircraft, but in 1951, two Mustang pilots shot down the first [[MiG-15]] downed over South Korea.<ref>''Aces'', by William Yenne, 2000</ref>  Israeli-piloted Mustangs also served as fighter-bombers in the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_256.shtml Suez Crisis, 1956]</ref>  In 1969, F-51s 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==
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