By the time the Korean War erupted, the F-51 Mustang was seen as obsolete, but that view quickly changed when the USAF rushed 145 of them to the theatre in late 1950. They had the endurance to attack targets in Korea from bases in Japan, where the modern F-86 fighters and other jets did not. Rather than the interceptor and escort fighter roles the Mustang had performed during World War 2, in the Korean War they were assigned to ground attack missions – striking at communist troop columns advancing south. This is the chronicle of the Mustang units that fought in the Korean War, detailing the type’s involvement in a series of intense actions, its successes and its considerable losses. Drawing on meticulous research and gripping first-hand accounts from aircrew, this book explains how the faithful Mustang was able to roll back the years, fight, and prove itself in a new era of aerial warfare.
| ISBN: | 9781472808660 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2015 |
| Author: | Warren Author Thompson |
| Illustrator: | Chris Illustrator Davey, Gareth Illustr Hector |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Combat Aircraft |
| Genres: |
Military history Air forces and warfare General and world history Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Specific wars and campaigns Modern warfare Air forces and warfare Asian history History and Archaeology |