The north american p 51 mustang had a humble genesis as a british request for single engine escort fighters but became arguably world war ii039s most important fighter aircraft it had incredible endurance fantastic maneuverability and excellent high altitude performance and served throughout world war ii and beyond this aircraft is one that holds a great deal of interest for many . The north american p 51 mustang had a humble genesis as a british request for single engine escort fighters but became arguably world war ii039s most important fighter aircraft it had incredible endurance fantastic maneuverability and excellent high altitude performance and served throughout world war ii and beyond this aircraft is one that holds a great deal of interest for many . Osprey modelling manual 19 covers the best known us fighter of wwii the long range escort that made possible the usaaf039s bombing of germany by day this classic fighter would go on to have a significant postwar history too with detailed step by step model photography specially commissioned walkround photography scale drawings and wartime shots these books will provide all the . While the introduction of the merlin engine did improve the mustang039s performance and produce the bubble canopied fighters with which we associate the name credit must be given to the allison engined variants that preceded it from its inception in early 1940 the mustang039s development was extraordinarily rapid such was the need for a fighter at the time and the confidence in its . Another in the great series of osprey modelling books modelling the p 51 mustang by stan spooner has only one fault the title is just a little to short if the book had been titled modelling the p 51 mustang in 1 48 scale it would have much more accurate