The third time
you will be able to see one of the greatest legends of war skies of WWII in Mlada Boleslav
Mustang originally developed for the British Royal Air Force. It was created after the commitment North American Aviation that within 120 days constructs and build a prototype of the new aircraft. The prototype first flew on October 26 1940. In December 1943, he began to blame P-51 combat with the Luftwaffe and the Nazis, who until then had worked the US 8th Army heavy losses, quickly froze the smile on his lips. Initially Mustangs were not in the escort bombers so successful. Escorting bombers in tow, was a mistake. Distant from the slower bombers and their use as bait for German fighters, foisted German fighters fighting another way, when they were attacked in the least privileged moments (Mainly at gathering before the attack). German fighter tactics quickly examined, but they could not do anything against it. The priority was the bombers. The result was a gradual reversal of the situation in the air over Germany. For the Germans, thanks Mustangs began European Sky strongly smack of hell. Not even the arrival of the first jet Me 262 Schwalbe could reverse the situation. The fact that the Mustang was ahead of its time period, evidenced by the fact the best that flew, and not without success during the Korean War, when they were already adversary modern jet MiGs 15th After the war, the aircraft served in about 55 countries; He fought for example on the side of Israel in the war of independence and the Suez Crisis versus “proud Arab armies”. Or in 1962 during the Indonesian invasion of Dutch New Guinea.
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