P-51: The 18th Fighter Bomber Group

With thousands of late-model P-51s available at the end of WW II, the Mustang became the predominant airframe in active and guard units into the 1950s until they were supplanted by jets. Consequently, redesignated F-51s and F-82s were available in sufficient numbers from bases in Japan and Okinawa to help stem the initial North Korean surprise invasion of South Korea in June 1950. Better suited to low-level flying than the F-80, the Mustang took the...
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