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always_keeps_gun: true
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description:
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The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat
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fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other
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conflicts. From late 1943, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944)
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were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany,
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while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the
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Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure
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Allied air superiority in 1944. The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the
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North African, Mediterranean, Italian, and Pacific theaters. During World War II,
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Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft. At the start of the
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Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the
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United States until jet fighters, including North American's F-86, took over this
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role; the Mustang then became a specialized fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of
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jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early
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1980s. After the Korean War, Mustangs became popular civilian warbirds and air racing
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aircraft.
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introduced: 1944
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manufacturer: North American
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origin: USA
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price: 4
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role: Fighter
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gunfighter: true
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variants:
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Mustang Mk.IV (Early): {}
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P-51D-25-NA Mustang: {}
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radios:
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intra_flight: SCR522
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inter_flight: SCR522
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channels:
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type: SCR-522
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namer: SCR-522
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