MUSTANG Mk. IVa
The North American single-seat fighter P-51 Mustang is, without a doubt, one of the most famous aircraft of the history and it's also considered the best fighter powered with conventional piston motor of this Second World War. The P-51 ended up being developed very quickly and ended up being built around the Packard V12 motor, the well-known and reliable Rolls-Royce Merlin engine manufactured under license in the United States, capable of delivering above 1,600 HP. Because of its engine, the Mustang could reach the rate of 700 Km/h. The P-51D, the most famous and effective variation, ended up being armed with six 0.5 M2 Browning device guns set up in wings. The Mustang ended up being used in all war theaters, but it most widely known responsibility was to escort bombers in raids over European countries. Also the P-51 had been employed by the British Royal Air Force and several fighter units had been built with the D and K variations renamed Mustang Mk. IV and IVa.
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