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One of the premier fighters of WW2, P-51 Mustang significantly contributed to Allied strategic bombing campaigns in Europe by its long-range escort of US Army Air Force bomber formations from bases in England to targets deep inside Germany. Originally North American P-51 was developed for British Royal Air Force order of low-altitude recon aircraft in 1942. By late-1944 installation of a new engine enabled this fighter to extend its cruising range to accompany Allied bomber formations. P-51 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-51
- At war's end, Swiss Air Force purchased a batch of Mustangs from Sweden for flight evaluation. Majority were left in its bare metal color, with variations on national insignia between Red Squares versus Red Roundel background for Swiss White Cross. Model above depicts evaluation aircraft J-901 during this 1950-era period. Rollover : Mustang underside, with large square Swiss insignia on metallic surface. Swiss Air Force - www.vbs-ddps.ch/internet/luftwaffe/en/home.html
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