P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Airwolfhound
published on 02 April 2024
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A U.S. P-51 Mustang fighter and B-17 Flying Fortress bomber at the Chino Airshow in California, 2014. The Mustang acted as a long-range fighter escort to the B-17 during bombing raids such as those over Germany in the latter stages of the Second World War (1939-43).

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Airwolfhound. (2024, April 02). P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18780/p-51-mustang--b-17-flying-fortress/

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Airwolfhound. "P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 02, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18780/p-51-mustang--b-17-flying-fortress/.

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