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Mustang USAAF 308th FS 1

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The North American P-51 Mustang was designed for the RAF early in WW2. It entered combat service in 1942 and proved to be good at low altitude but lacking above 15,000 feet. The RAF's Fighter Development Unit fitted some Mustangs with Rolls Royce Merlin engines and it proved to be a stroke of genius - The Mustang was now faster than almost anything and could reach over 40,000 feet altitude. The USAF became interested, and North American began producing Mustangs with a Packard Merlin engine as a new fighter to escort bombers on long-range missions.

There were several modifications, and the final 'D' versions had a 'bubble' canopy for better visibility. The Mustang was armed with 6 x 12.7mm machine guns.

This example is a P-51D of the 308th Fighter Squadron 1945.
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I can attempt to make a 'skin' out of this for the 3d models used in IL-2 Sturmovik if you like...
I was thinking of it because I made a very similar P-51 skin without realising there actually was a fighter with a tail like that ^_^