• Aircraft:

  North American P-51D Mustang

• Reg: MM4323 photos
• Serial #:

  122-39903

• Airline: Italy - Air Force
• Photo Date: Aug 26, 2021
• Uploaded: Nov 27, 2021
• Vigna di Valle - LIRB, Italy

Preserved at Italian Air Force museum of Vigna di Valle. The Mustang is considered the best fighter of the Second World War. The exceptional flight characteristics of this elegant aircraft were due to the adoption of a laminar profile wing (particularly designed for high speeds) and to other measures concerning the radiator and the careful study of the various components to allow rapid construction. on an industrial scale. Able to reach high altitudes, it was also used in the escort of bombers. In addition to the United States, it was exported to many foreign countries which used it, in some cases, until the 1970s. He entered service with the A.M. in 1948, replacing the now exhausted Spitfire of the hunting line. The aircraft on display bears the distinctive insignia of the Air Squad General Ranieri Cupini who used it until 1953, the date of the radiation.

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