P-51 Mustang - The Best Fighter of WW2

The P-51 Mustang series will bring you up close to this legendary WW2 Warbird. Over 4 weeks I'll be looking at the P-51 Mustang, the equipment used by the pilots that flew the P-51 Mustang and much more!

Part 1 in the P-51 Mustang Series is a walk-round of the aircraft looking at some of the design features that set this Warbird above the rest and why it was the finest fighter of WW2!

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[R_J_G]

One of the most beautiful things man has ever made.

[Mark.G]

My Second cousin was a Captain of a B24 flying out of italy during WW2. He loved that fighter, they had drop tanks! All the better for them to stay next to his B24.

[TribeTaz]

Best Fighter walk around I have ever seen. Great video

[mmrmedia]

One of the best P-51walkarounds already! I hope you can take a deeper look on more vehicles, weapons and other equipment in future videos.

[TheHistoryUnderground]

That was extremely impressive and informative. Thanks!

[ChefDuane]

My father had to bail out of his B model over the North Sea once and got caught on one of the rails of the 'greenhouse' canopy (he said the pilots called in a greenhouse.) But he made it as a Brit minesweeper saw him bail and came round to fetch him out of the drink. So, thanks for that!!! You also might mention that the nacelle on the fuselage just before the horizontal stabilizer was introduced when the Merlin engine was fitted. No Allison Mustangs had it. As a side note, I was born in Inglewood, CA.

[richardmardis]

One thing that nobody ever talks about is the gun sights on the Mustang.
Oh- BTW, that’s you guys (British) for giving such great names to our aircraft!

[youstatusbasstube]

I had a see thru model kit of the Mustang back in the 60's when I was 12 or 14. It had a pedestal it was mounted to with buttons to make the engine run and you could retract and extend the landing gear. I learned a lot from your video. Thank you.

[highestsprings]

This is really clear and detailed. Thanks for this informative look at one of the most beautiful planes ever made.

[ivanlowjones]

The irony of a German owning a P-51 that was probably used against his grandfathers generation in combat

[richardmardis]

The one we had on long term loan at our museum was the only P-51 that still had all the original parts- it had never been overhauled and new replacement parts.
Sure miss my museum- it was called the Chaplain Fighter Aircraft Museum.

[quirkygreece]

And now for something completely different . . . Great vid - I’m not an aeroplane guy, but this was a nice, simple explanation that I really enjoyed, cheers.

[Monts]

Excellent video! Really informative thank you. Keep it up 🔥

[thomaspavelko]

Rumor has it the Louisiana Kid has to be fed Messerschmitt parts occasionally or it will just randomly dive on trains when out and about in Germany.

[alantoon]

Leonard "Kit" Carson, one of the 8th AAF Mustang aces, became an aeronautical engineer after the war and worked at Wright Pat AFB. Carson stated that the Merlin engine was the greatest achievement in mechanical engineering in the first half of the 20th century.
Other British inventions that helped make the P-51 great included the design and quantity production of the 108 gallon drop tank, both paper and metal, and the K-14 gyro lead computing gunsight.

[ttesheba]

Uno si no el mejor caza de la segunda guerra saludos desde Argentina gran canal informativo sobre el conflicto, y genial presentación de este clásico P-51 Mustang Americano

[afewminutesofhistory]

Awesome mate as always. One of the best History accounts on YouTube and a top bloke as well

[zitabennett]

Very interesting. I really enjoy all your videos.

[gaviny-w]

And New Zealand is mentioned as well, nice one

[charlespapineau]

Terrific video! Loved the details of this great warbird.