NORTH AMERICAN MUSTANG THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA JUMP SEARCH MUSTANGS 375TH FIGHTER SQUADRON EIGHTH AIR FORCE ROLE FIGHTER NATIONAL ORIGIN UNITED STATES MANUFACTURER NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION FIRST FLIGHT OCTOBER 1940 INTRODUCTION JANUARY 1942 STATUS MILITARY SERVICE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES ROYAL AIR FORCE CHINESE NATIONALIST NUMBER COST APACHE CAVALIER MUSTANG DEVELOPED TWIN MUSTANG PIPER ENFORCER THE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION AMERICAN WORLD WAR THE KOREAN WAR IN RESPONSE REQUIREMENT BRITISH PURCHASING COMMISSION PURCHASING COMMISSION BUILD CURTISS LICENSE THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RATHER DESIGN PRODUCTION MODERN PROTOTYPE AIRFRAME ROLLED DAYS THE CONTRACT ALLISON LIMITED FLOWN AIRCRAFT ADDITION MERLIN MODEL ALTITUDES ABOVE COMPETE DEFINITIVE PACKARD VERSION ARMED CALIBER BROWNING MACHINE ESCORT BOMBERS SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE NINTH ROLES HELPED ENSURE ALLIED AIR SUPERIORITY ALLIED AIR FORCES IN THE NORTH ITALIAN PACIFIC CLAIMED ENEMY START THE UNITED NATIONS JET FIGHTERS THE ADVENT IN SERVICE AIR FORCES THE EARLY POPULAR CIVILIAN WARBIRD AIR RACING DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM THEORY BOMBER OPERATIONS FIGHTING BEYOND POINTBLANK CHINA THE PACIFIC THEATER PILOT OBSERVATIONS EFFECTIVENESS SUMMARY WAR II CIVIL AVIATION INCIDENTS SURVIVING SPECIFICATIONS MEDIA SCALE REPLICAS REFERENCES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY EXTERNAL LINKS MAIN ARTICLE SHORT CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE SCOOP FRAMELESS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT THE UNITED HENRY SELF OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WILFRID FREEMAN MEMBER BRITISH AIR COUNCIL SUPPLY WAS TO ORGANIZE MANUFACTURING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT THE CHOICE FLYING EUROPEAN STANDARDS TOMAHAWK PLANT RUNNING SHORT SUPPLY ALREADY HARVARD TRAINER PRESIDENT DUTCH KINDELBERGER SELL MEDIUM BOMBER ASKED BRITISH DESIGNATION ENGINE SOONER PRODUCTION LINE THE COMMISSION ARMAMENT NO MORE DELIVERY JANUARY 1941 WILFRED FREEMAN THE EXECUTIVE THE MINISTRY PROMULGATED TEAM LEAD ENGINEER EDGAR SCHMUED THE BEST CONVENTIONAL PRACTICE WING LAMINAR FLOW AIRFOILS THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS VERY LOW DRAG HIGH DEVELOPMENT OF WIND TUNNEL TWO WINGS NACA THE OTHER PERFORMED THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON KIRSTEN RESULTS THE WING HANDED USAAC TESTING FEATURE RADIATOR MEREDITH EFFECT AMOUNT JET SUITABLE GALCIT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF CONTROVERSY WHETHER COOLING SYSTEM AERODYNAMICS COMPLETE DATA FLIGHT TEST REPORTS FUSELAGE MATHEMATICALLY CONIC SECTIONS DRAG DIVIDED REAR HALVES WIRING PIPING OUT IN THE ORDER GESTATION PERIOD TEST PILOT VANCE HANDLED IMPRESSIVE FUEL ALUMINUM SAVE M1919 BROWNING MACHINE GUNS IN THE WINGS THE ENGINE FIRING PROPELLER GUN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS BLOCK SALES DETRIMENTAL SPECIAL CASE IN SEPTEMBER COLONEL OLIVER ARRANGED GAVE FACTORY NUMBERS DESIGNATED NORTH AMERICAN MUSTANG MARK BRITAIN ACCOUNTING BOOKS DESTINED BEHALF THE ARRIVAL INITIAL THE UK OCTOBER 1941 SQUADRON RAF THE MUSTANGS ARMY FIGHTER COMMAND TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE UNDERTOOK RECONNAISSANCE MISSION THE DIEPPE RAID AUGUST 1942 CANADIAN SAW SEEK FLYING BOMB THE LAST STRUCK OFF CHARGE UNITS CONVERTED TYPE IN MUSTANG MK III THE END COMPRISING EXCEPT AT THE END THE WAR USAAF PAPER RETAINED SCRAPPING 374TH FIGHTER SQUADRON THE FIN US GALLONS DROP TANKS DOCTRINE THE IDEA THE BOMBER WILL ALWAYS GET EXPERIENCE DAYLIGHT BELIEVED PACKED SO MUCH FIREPOWER FEND ON THEIR OWN ESCORT FIGHTER PLANNED HEAVY FIGHTER TWIN LOCKHEED SCHOOL OF THOUGHT GUNSHIP CONVERSION STRATEGIC BOMBER THE RANGE THOUGHT ENGINEERING IN AUGUST EVIDENCE TO THE END THE LOSS RATE JANUARY 1943 CASABLANCA CONFERENCE THE ALLIES THE COMBINED OFFENSIVE PLAN BOMBING DAYTIME NIGHTTIME CHIEFS OF STAFF POINTBLANK DIRECTIVE DESTROY CAPACITY PLANNED INVASION PUTTING FULL GERMAN THAT TIME FOCUSED EASTERN FRONT MISSION THE WEST QUICKLY BATTLE FALL HEAVY BOMBERS CONDUCTED ESCORT FIGHTERS FORCE THE 14 ATTACK MISSIONS EFFECTIVE CONCEPT OF SELF TURNING NIGHT BOMBING CHOSE GUNS BOEING ABLE THE CONCEPT PROVED THOUGHTS TURNED THE REPUBLIC THUNDERBOLT THE ROLE SMALLER REPORT PLANE ENDURANCE HOURS 45 MINUTES THE STANDARD INTERNAL GALLONS PLUS 15 EXTERNALLY EXTRA TANK PROBLEMS LONGITUDINAL STABILITY THE TANK THE FUEL STAGES VIII FIGHTER COMMAND SOLUTION THE NEED INTERNAL SPACE EXTERNAL THE BOMBERS ENGLAND GERMANY ALLISON ENGINE SUPERCHARGER CAUSED POWER DROP OFF COMBAT TO FLY DISAPPOINTING RONALD THE SPITFIRE INTERCOOLED STANLEY HOOKER INCREASE HORSEPOWER WAR EMERGENCY POWER SPEED RAISING THE SERVICE CEILING ALMOST FLIGHTS OF WHAT WAS MK X HUCKNALL OCTOBER 1942 THE US ASSISTANT AIR ATTACH THOMAS HITCHCOCK JR SIMILAR LEADING BEGINNING NORTH INGLEWOOD CALIFORNIA AVAILABLE WINTER THE CONVERSION MERLIN ENGINE ENGINEERS THE OPPORTUNITY FUEL TANK BEHIND INCREASING RANGE MATTERS THE RAID HANDING FORCED TURN CONTINUOUS COVERAGE SUPERIOR DESIGNS THE EIGHTH SWITCH SWAPPING ARRIVING 9TH AIR FORCE EXCHANGE CONVERTING LIGHTNING HEAVY UP TO EASY HAD TO FW 190A SUFFERING HEAVY BOMBER WEAPONS THE MORE ZERSTRER SUFFERED MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHTER MASSE FRONT ATTACKED