During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European ...

The Yakovlev Yak-9 and North American P-51 Mustang are two of the most infamous fighters of the Second World War.

The P-51 was considered high-tech for its time. But World War II aircraft and their pilots were essentially flying bullets, to be expended like so much ammunition in a massive war of attrition.

The P-51 eventually became the Turbo Mustang III. But in 1968, in response to an Air Force search for a counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft to fight in Southeast Asia, Lindsay moved the Turbo ...

Originally produced in America at the behest of Britain’s Royal Air Force, the P-51 Mustang was a fighter-bomber with long-range capabilities that would become a vital part of the Allies ...

A P-51 Mustang landed safely at Mobile Downtown Airport on Sunday after one of aviation’s living legends helped the pilot through a problem with the airplane’s landing gear.

It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe forever.

There are few crafts that demand such attention to detail as high-end aircraft restoration. Millions of dollars are plowed into aircraft in horrible shape, some even pulled from glaciers or the ...

But this particular P-51 Mustang is even more special. The twice-restored aircraft is owned by the nonprofit Commemorative Air Force and is a flying tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, a celebrated ...

James McCubbin, 103, is under consideration for recognition as a WWII ace for shooting down enemy aircraft in his P-51 Mustang.

Decidedly fast, deadly if given the chance, well made in its latter iterations and able to fly over long distances, the North American P-51 Mustang is one of the best aircraft in the world. Also ...