2021年3月17日 · ‘Maj Davis led a flight of 12 F-51 type aircraft on a mission over Korea. He displayed outstanding airmanship and exceptional heroism by leading his squadron over the heavily defended city of Pyongyang, where a devastating low-level napalm attack was made against supply warehouses in that city.

2020年6月24日 · Warren Thompson’s new book F-51 Mustang Units of the Korean War focuses on the veteran fighter’s role in Korea, and also exposes the plane’s little-known history with Australia, South Africa...

This is the chronicle of the Mustang units that fought in the Korean War, detailing the type's involvement in a series of intense actions, its successes and its considerable losses. Drawing on meticulous research and gripping first-hand accounts from aircrew, this book explains how the faithful Mustang was able to roll back the years, fight ...

2021年11月3日 · Here's some great U.S. Air Force film from the Korean War, depicting piston-engine Mustangs in service. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang fighter of W...

2020年4月21日 · The Chinhae Air Base flightline is a flurry of activity as F-51’s of the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron are refueled and rearmed for another strike on the attacking North Korean and Chinese forces. As pilots dash back and forth, maintenance …

2019年4月13日 · Overshadowed by newer jet fighters by the time war broke out in Korea in 1950, the re-designated F-51’s relative technological backwardness became a qualified blessing for close air support and...

2008年12月24日 · USAF F-51s suffered excessively in Korea, the USMC F4Us on the other hand fared much better; the Army also spoke well of the USMC support and were critical of the often untimely intervention of the USAF.

2021年6月29日 · Not many people these-days write about the Mustang’s last tour of duty in Korea and few model builders pick up a Korean War Mustang to build. When you see pictures of the F-51D from the Korean conflict, the first thing one notices is …