Max Speed: 437 mphCruising Speed: 275 mphRange: 1000 milesService Ceiling: 41,900 feetWingspan: 37’ 0”Length: 32’ 3”Height: 13’8”Weight: 12,100 lbs maxArmamentSix .50-caliber machine guns and ten 5-inch rockets-or-2,000 lbs. of bombsEnginePackard built Rolls Royce 'Merlin' V-1650 of 1,695 hpGeneral InformationThe P-51 was the “100 day wonder” of WWII. Originally specified and ordered by Great Britain and ignored by the US Army Air Corps, the aircraft was designed and built by North American Aviation from the ground up in 100 days. When it’s capabilities were later recognized by the USAAC, it was ordered in vast quantities. The range, speed and high-altitude capabilities enabled the Allied forces to escort bombers far deeper into enemy territory than any other fighter aircraft–as exemplified by the 332 Fighter Group (the Tuskegee Airmen in their “Red Tail” Mustangs). This allowed the continuation and fruition of the American bomber force’s tactic of precision daylight bombing.Specific InformationBuilt in 1945, this aircraft served in the Texas Air Guard until it was sold under Lend Lease act to the Indonesian Air Force. Along with one other, it was returned to the US by Stephen Johnson and sold to the War Eagles Museum where it went through initial restoration.