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title: P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress
author: Airwolfhound
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18780/p-51-mustang--b-17-flying-fortress/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-04-02
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# P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress

_Authored by Airwolfhound_

## Image File

[![P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18780.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18780.jpg)

## Image Caption

A U.S. P-51 Mustang fighter and [B-17 Flying Fortress](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-43).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Airwolfhound. (2024, April 02). P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18780/p-51-mustang--b-17-flying-fortress/>
### Chicago
Airwolfhound. "P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 02, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18780/p-51-mustang--b-17-flying-fortress/>.
### MLA
Airwolfhound. "P-51 Mustang & B-17 Flying Fortress." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18780/p-51-mustang--b-17-flying-fortress/>.

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