Allison-Engined P-51 Mustang (Osprey Air Vanguard 1)

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Автор: Martyn Chorlton

Название: Allison-Engined P-51 Mustang

Издательство: Osprey Publishing

Серия: Osprey Air Vanguard 1

ISBN: 1780961510

Год: 2012

Формат: PDF (e-book)

Страниц: 67

Размер: 3 Mb

Язык: English

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While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang’s performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined variants that preceded it. From its inception in early 1940, the Mustang’s development was extraordinarily rapid – such was the need for a fighter at the time, and the confidence in its design. By early January 1942, the Mustang was in service with the RAF, flying low-level armed reconnaissance operations over Northern France. Despite later Merlin variants arriving in-theatre, this remained a hunting ground for the Allison Mustangs through to D-Day and beyond – a remarkable service length.