Mustang the Inspiration: The Plane That Turned the Tide in World War Two by Philip Kaplan

Author:Philip Kaplan [Kaplan, Philip]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781783830077
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2013-01-30T08:00:00+00:00

At the height of the Allied round-the-clock bombing offensive against Germany in 1944, the P-51 Mustang showed both sides in the conflict that a well-designed, long-range single engine escort fighter with one pilot could do the job formerly believed to be exclusive to a twin-engined aircraft with a crew of two. But with the advent of the B-29, and the even more extreme long-range requirements of the coming American bombing campaign against Japan, the length of the missions and the very high fatigue factor anticipated for the escort pilots, interest in developing a twin-engined plane for the role was revived.

The development of the Twin Mustang came as the propeller-driven fighter era was ending. With the advent of the new jet fighters and their greatly superior performance, and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bringing the war to an end, everything changed. All remaining warplane contracts with American aircraft builders were cancelled. The peace dividend was at hand and very little funding was available for aircraft development. Everyone wanted to forget the war and all thought of new equipment for war.

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