THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - P-51C MUSTANG MK III
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x 1,590 hp Packard V-1650 piston engine
Speed: 703 kph, 437mph mph
Range: 950km, 1 529miles
Seats: 1
Length: 9.83m, 32ft 3in
Span: 11.29m, 0.5ft 0.5in
Empty Weight: 3 232kg, 7,125lb
Max T/O Weight: 5 262kg, 11,600lb
Period of Service: 1944 - 1945
Weapons:
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
P-51C Mustang Mk III
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: North American
Country of Manufacture: United States
Role: Fighter/Bomber
The Mustang III served with 5 Squadron, flying escout and ground attack missions in Italy and Yugoslavia. The surviving Mustangs were handed back at the end of the war.
Armament:
Four 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine-guns.
