North American Aviation Mustang P-51 fighter plane
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Description
View of a North American Aviation P-51 Mustang fighter plane. Label on back: "Packard News Service. Low-flying, hard hitting attacks are other 'kicks' the new North American P-51 Mustang delivers. Its improved Packard-built Rolls-Royce engine with two-speed, two-stage supercharger grants greater maneuverability at lower ceilings, as well as altitude supremacy. This fighter has been termed the 'most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence.'" Handwritten on back: "Aircraft in action."
Details
- Resource ID:
- na032514
- Subject:
- Mustang (Fighter plane)
- North American Aviation
- Rolls-Royce engines
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Aircraft in action, 85:10
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.