Hard to believe it has been 68 years since the British first contracted
with North American Aviation to produce a long-range escort plane to
protect B-17 bombers from the Luftwaffe over Germany. More than 15,000
P-51 Mustangs were eventually built and although regarded as an
American innovation, the British Merlin V-12 engines and their contract
money were big reasons the plane was produced at all.
Oh yeah, and for you Ford Mustang enthusiasts, there is an entirely
separate section to the website devoted to the pony car and its history
too. The website is the brainchild of Curtis Fowles and many of the
images of both types of Mustang were taken by Curtis himself at air
shows, car shows and dual meets where the two enthusiast groups
congregate to share appreciation for each others hardware.
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