North American P-51H Mustang: Includes Lightweight Fighters XP-51F, XP51G, & XP52J

by David McLaren

The North American Aviation Corporation's series of "Lightweight" Mustangs, the XP-51F, XP51G, XP-51J, and ultimately the P-51H, came as a result of North American's further development of their standard P-51A and B/C designs. These efforts were the direct result of combat experience in Europe in attempting to counter the fast German Luftwaffe's Focke Wulf 190 with its higher rate of roll, and the requirement in the Pacific Theater for a light, long-range...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942612922
• ISBN13: 9780942612929
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Ginter Books
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"