P-51 Mustang Warbirds

by David L. Leininger, Jim Dunn, Nicholas A. Veronico

This fascinating story begins with post-World War Two sales of surplus Mustangs to various foreign governments and a few civilian customers. More than a decade later, in 1957 and 1958, the US Air Force auctioned off its remaining inventory of P-51s. These Mustangs became high-speed executive transports in the days before the introduction of the LearJet and other corporate aircraft. Soon after, in the mid-1960s and early 1970s, as the warbird movement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802823018
• ISBN13: 9781802823011
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Key Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages