North American P-51 Mustang

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat fighter

The North American P-51 Mustang is a World War II-era American long-range fighter aircraft renowned for its pivotal role in gaining air superiority over Europe.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
North American P-51 Mustang canonical	19
P-51 Mustang	17
P-51B Mustang	3
P-51C Mustang	3
P-51D Mustang	3
North American Mustang	2
P-51K Mustang	2
North American P-51 Mustang early variants	1
P-51 Mustang (early variants)	1
P-51A	1
P-51B	1
P-51C	1
P-51D	1
P-51K	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ
airSuperiorityContribution	pivotal in gaining Allied air superiority over Europe ⓘ
armament	6× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ
climbRate	about 3,200 ft/min (16.3 m/s) for P-51D ⓘ
cockpitType	enclosed cockpit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	1 ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic American fighter of World War II ⓘ
currentUse	civilian-owned historic aircraft ⓘ warbird and airshow aircraft ⓘ
designedBy	Edgar Schmued ⓘ
emptyWeight	about 7,635 lb (3,463 kg) for P-51D ⓘ
engineType	liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1940-10-26 ⓘ
fuelCapacity	internal plus external drop tanks for long range ⓘ
fuselageMaterial	all-metal stressed-skin construction ⓘ
grossWeight	about 9,200 lb (4,173 kg) for P-51D ⓘ
hardpoints	up to 10 underwing and under-fuselage hardpoints depending on variant ⓘ
height	about 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) for P-51D ⓘ
introduced	1942 ⓘ
landingGear	retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length	about 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m) for P-51D ⓘ
manufacturer	North American Aviation ⓘ
maxSpeed	about 437 mph (703 km/h) at altitude for P-51D ⓘ
notableEngine	Allison V-1710 ⓘ Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ surface form: Packard V-1650 Merlin
notableFeature	bubble canopy on later variants ⓘ laminar-flow wing design ⓘ
notableRole	escort for USAAF heavy bombers over Europe ⓘ
notableTheater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of Operations
notableVariant	A-36 Apache ⓘ F-6 (photo-reconnaissance variants) ⓘ North American P-51 Mustang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: P-51A North American P-51 Mustang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: P-51B North American P-51 Mustang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: P-51C North American P-51 Mustang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: P-51D North American P-51 Mustang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: P-51K
powerplant	1× Packard V-1650-7 Merlin V-12 for P-51D ⓘ
primaryUser	Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
range	over 1,600 mi (2,575 km) with external tanks for P-51D ⓘ
retiredFromUSAF	1957 ⓘ
role	fighter-bomber ⓘ long-range escort fighter ⓘ
serviceCeiling	about 41,900 ft (12,800 m) for P-51D ⓘ
status	retired from front-line military service ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tail unit ⓘ
typicalOrdnance	bombs ⓘ rockets ⓘ
usedInConflict	Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ
wingspan	about 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m) for P-51D ⓘ

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United States Army Air Forces → mainFighterAircraft → North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ

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this entity surface form: P-51B Mustang

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this entity surface form: P-51C Mustang

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this entity surface form: P-51D Mustang

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this entity surface form: P-51K Mustang

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Yeager: An Autobiography → associatedAircraft → North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ

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subject surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 190

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A-36 Apache → developedFrom → North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ

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Waco CG-4 glider → tugAircraft → North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ

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2nd TAF → primaryAircraftType → North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ

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The Mighty Eighth → aircraftOperated → North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ