Here we will try to give you as much detailed and most of all historically accurate background information as we can about the development of this iconic aircraft.
We start with the birth of the legend and the first of the many: the NA-73X prototype, which started with a promise of the people at North American Aviation to the British government, to develop a new fighter in just 120 days.
We'll cover the NA-73X, Mustang I and IA, A-36, P-51A through K version, the lightweight H-model, the F-82 Twin Mustang up to the last development of the Cavalier and Enforcer models.
Witness the birth of this American Warhorse...
Articles and stories about the men who became master of the Warhorse... the WWII fighter pilots who flew the P-51 Mustang in action over Europe and the Pacific.
Legendary men such as top P-51 Mustang ace Major George E. Preddy, Lt. Col. John C. Meyer, Col Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, Col. John D. Landers, the Tuskegee Airmen and many others.
Two Mustang aces were Medal Of Honor recipients, the American military's highest decoration: Major James H. Howard in the ETO and Major William A. Shomo in the Pacific.
Although the topic is "aces high", we are ot only focusing on the P-51 aces here because every fighter pilot who flew during the War deserves to get recognized for what they did. There were many brave men who didn't get the change to get to 5 kills before giving the ultimate sacrifice. They all have one thing in common here though: they all flew the Mustang in combat.
More and more P-51's are being restored to date and the level of detail and accuracy is ever increasing.
In this section you will be able to read and learn about some of those magnificently restored machines with names such as Cripes A' Mighty, Lopes Hope, Ina The Macon Belle, Gentlemen Jim, Crazy Horse, Old Crow, ...
Follow their resurrection story and read some background information about the paint schemes and the original pilots who flew with that paint scheme in World War 2.
Many reading and research has gone into the above articles and in the history of various bomber, fighter & transport units depicted in the USAAF section.
There are a ton of books & resources available on the P-51 and going through all of those is nearly impossible. Some sources also contain inconsistency in their data and we have tried to provide you with the most accurate data possible.
Besides obviously the pictures taken by ourselves (which are marked with our copyright), all of the pictures used within the articles are regarded free of copyright or are published with permission from their author. If there should be a picture in one of the articles that is not free of copyright, please notify us and it will be removed promptly or be given the correct copyright tag.
- 9th Air Force by Grregory Pons
- 12th Air Force Photo Recon unit history
- 12th & 15th Air Forces by Histoire et Collections
- 13th Fighter Command in World War 2 - Air Combat over Guadalcanal and the Solomons by William Wolf
- 20th Fighter Group by Squadron Signal
- 49th Fighter Group by Squadron Signal
- 56th Fighter Group by Squadron Signal
- 79th Fighter Group unit history
- 86th Fighter Group in WWII by Steve W. Luce
- 339th Fighter Group by Turner
- 357th Fighter Group by Squadron Signal
- 359th Fighter Group unit history
- 381st Bomber Group by Squadron Signal
- 506th Fighter Group by Robert J. Grant & Zbigniew Kolacha
- Aces of the Southwest Pacific by Squadron Signal
- Air Battles 2: P-51 B/C - Mustangs over the Third Reich by Tomasz Szlagor
- Air Battles 5: P-51 D/K - Mustangs over the Third Reich by Tomasz Eslagor
- Aircraft of the Aces - Legends in the Sky by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 1: Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 7: Mustang Aces of the Ninth & Fifteenth Air Forces & the RAF by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 14: P-38 LIghtning Aces of the CBI & Pacific by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 19: P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO & MTO by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 24: P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 26: Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific & CBI by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 30: P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the 9th and 15th Air Forces by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 35: P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 41: American Volunteer Group Colours and Markings by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 43: P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 51: Down To Earth - Strafing Aces of the 8th Air Force by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 55: P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 61: Twelve to One - V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 80: American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 84: American Nightfighter Aces of World War 2 by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 93: RAF Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 96: Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 108: P-38 Lightning Aces of the 82nd Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 113: V-1 Flying Bomb Aces by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 115: Aces of the 78th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 117: Aces of the 325th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 120: P-38 Lightning Aces 1942-1943 by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft of the Aces 122: Spitfire Aces of Northwest Europe 1944-45 by Osprey Publishing
- Aircraft Walk Around 5507 P-51D Mustang by Squadron Signal
- Aircraft Walk Around 5511 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt by Squadron Signal
- Aircraft Walk Around 5512 North American B-25 Mitchell by Squadron Signal
- Aircraft Walk Around 5513 Mustang by Squadron Signal
- Aircraft Walk Around 5516 B-17 Flying Fortress by Squadron Signal
- Air Commando Fighters of World War II bu Edward Young
- Air Force Combat Units of World War II - The Concise Official Military Record by Chartwell Books
- Airforce Colours Vol. 1 - 1926 - 1942 by Squadron Signal
- Airforce Colours Vol. 2 - 1942 - 1945 by Squadron Signal
- Aerial Reconnaissance - The 10th Photo Recon Group in World War II by Tom Ivie
- Aerospace - Korea - The Air War 1950-53 by Osprey Publishing
- American Eagles: P-51 Mustang Units of the Eight Air Force by Roger Freeman
- Angels, Bulldogs & Dragons - The 355th Fighter Group in World War II by Bill Marshall
- Any Place, Any Time, Any Where - The 1st Air Commandos in World War II by R.D. Van Wagner
- Aviation Elite Units 2: 56th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 7: 354th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 8: 352nd Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 10: 359th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 11: 303rd Bombardment Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 14: 49th Fighter Group Aces of the Pacific by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 21: Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 23: 475th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 24: 322nd Fighter Group - Tuskegee Airmen by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 30: 4th Fighter Group - Debden Eagles by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 31: 23rd Fighter Group - Chennault's Sharks by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 32: 479th Fighter Group - Riddle's Raiders by Osprey Publishing
- Aviation Elite Units 39: 57th Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Airborne - WWII Paratroopers in Combat by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 13: USAAF Heavy Bomb Group Markings & Camouflage 1941-1945 - Consolidated B-24 LIberator by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 14: USAAF Heavy Bomb Group Markings & Camouflage 1941-1945 - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 5: North American P-51B/C Mustang in USAAF service by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 1: North American P-51D Mustang in USAAF-USAF service by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 7:Curtiss P-40D-N Warhawk by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 10: Lockheed P-38 Lightning by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 11: Consolidated B-24 D-M LIberator by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 15: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress by Osprey Publishing
- Aircam Aviation Series 22: North American B-25A-J by Osprey Publishing
- Air Vanguard 1: Allison Engined P-51 Mustang by Osprey Publishing
- Air Vanguard 4: Martin B-26 Marauder by Osprey Publishing
- Air Vanguard 8: Curtiss P-40 - Long-nosed Tomahawks by Osprey Publishing
- Air Vanguard 11: Curtiss P-40 - Snub-nosed Kittyhawks and Warhawks by Osprey Publishing
- Air War 2: USAAF Heavy Bomber Units - ETO & MTO 1942-45 by Osprey Publishing
- Air War 7: USAAF Medium Bomber Units - ETO & MTO 1942-1945 by Osprey Publishing
- Air War 8: USAAF Fighter Units: Europe 1942-1945 by Osprey Publishing
- Air War 12: USAAF FIghter Units MTO 1942-1945 by Osprey Publishing
- Air War 22: USAAF Bomber Units Pacific 1941-1945 by Osprey Publishing
- America's Mighty Eighth Air Force - From Conception to D-Day Vol. 1 by Warren Bodie & Allan Macpherson
- B-24 Liberators of the 15th Air Force/49th Bomb Wing in World War II by Michael D. Hill & John R. Beitling
- B-24 Nose Art Name Directory by Wallace R. Forman
- Battle Colors Volume I: Insignia and aircraft markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II: VIII Bomber Command by Robert A. Watkins
- Battle Colors Volume II: Insignia and aircraft markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II: VIII Fighter Command by Robert A. Watkins
- Battle Colors Volume III: Insignia and tactical markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War II by Robert A. Watkins
- Battle Colors Volume IV: Insignia and aircraft markings of the US Army Air Force in WWII: European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre by Robert A.
Watkins
- Bluenoser Tales by Robert H. Powell, Jr.
- Bodenplatte - The Luftwaffe's Last Hope by John Manrho and Ron Pütz
- Boeing B-29 Superfortress by John M. Campbell
- Building the P-51 Mustang by Michael O'Leary
- Camouflage & Markings - Consolidated Liberator USAAF, ETO & MTO, 1942-1945 by Ducimus Books Ltd
- Camouflage & Markings - B-29 Superfortress USAAF 1942-1945 by Ducimus Books Ltd
- Campaign 1: Normandy 1944 by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 5: Ardennes 1944 by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 24: Arnhem 1944 Operation "Market Garden" by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 62: Pearl Harbor 1941 by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 100: D-Day 1944 (1): Omaha Beach by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 104: D-Day 1944 (2): Utah Beach & The US Airborne Landings by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 105: D-Day 1944 (3): Sword Beach & The British Airborne Landings by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 112: D-Day 1944 (4): Gold & Juno Beaches by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 115: 1944 - Battle of the Ardennes (1) by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 127: Dieppe 1942 by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 145: Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2) - Bastogne by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 156: The Doolitlle Raid 1942 by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 219: Dunkirk 1940 by Osprey Publishing
- Campaign 270: Operation Market Garden 1944 (1) - The American Airborne Missions by Osprey Publishing
- Checkertail Clan - 325th Fighter Group in Africa and Italy by Ernest E. McDowell and William N. Hess
- Checkertails - The 325th Fighter Group in the Second World War by Squadron Signal
- Combat Aircraft 2: B-26 Marauder Units of the Eighth by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 8: P-61 Black Widow Units of World War II by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 11: B-24 Liberator Units of the Pacific War by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 15: B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 18: B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (1) by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 21: B-24 Fifteenth Air Force by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 32: B-25 Units in the MTO by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 33: B-29 Superfortress Units of WWII by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 36: B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (2) by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 38: B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 39: B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Pacific by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 54: C-47 R4D Units of the ETO and MTO by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 66: C-47 R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 73: B-26 Marauder Units of the MTO by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 82: A-26 Invader Units of World War II by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 87: B-24 Liberator Units of the CBI by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Aircraft 92: P-47 Thunderbolt Units of the Twelfth Air Force by Osprey Publishing
- Combat Vet P-51 - The History of Sierra Sue II, World War II Survivor by Chuck Cravens
- Development of the P-51 Mustang Long-Range Escort Fighter by Paul A. Ludwig
- Duel 1: P-51 Mustang vs FW 190: Europe 1943-45 by Osprey Publishing
- Duel 8: P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar - China 1944-45 by Osprey Publishing
- Duel 11: P-47 Thunderbolt vs Bf109G-K - Europe 1943-45 by Osprey Publishing
- Duel 24: FW-190 Sturmbocke vs B-17 Flying Fortress - Europe 1944-45 by Osprey Publishing
- Duel 26: P-38 Lightning vs Ki-61 Tony - New Guinea 1943-44 by Osprey Publishing
- Duel 38: P-40 Warhawk vs Bf-109 - MTO 1942-44 by Osprey Publishing
- Duel 41: B-24 Liberator vs Ki-43 Oscar - China & Burma 1943 by Osprey Publishing
- Elite 85: US Commanders of World War II (1) Army by Osprey Publishing
- Elite 87: US Commanders of World War II (2) by Osprey Publishing
- Elite 92: World War 2 Medal of Honor Recipients (1) by Osprey Publishing
- Elite 95: World War 2 Medal of Honor Recipients (2): Army & Air Corps by Osprey Publishing
- Fighter Aces of the USA by Raymond F. Toliver & Trevor J. Constable
- Fighting Colours - P-51 Mustang in colour by Squadron Signal
- Fighting Colours - The B-17 Flying Fortress in colour by Squadron Signal
- Fighter Group - The 352nd "Blue-Nosed-Bastards" in World War II by Jay A. Stout
- Fighter Pilot by Christina Olds
- Flight manual of the P-51A Mustang
- Flight manual of the P-51B/C Mustang
- Flight manual of the P-51D Mustang
- Flight manual of the P-82 Twin Mustang
- Flying Fortress - The Boeing B-17 by Squadron Signal
- Flying Legends - P-51 Mustang by John Dibbs & Stephen Grey
- Fortress Ploesti - The Campaign to Destroy Hitler's Oil by Jay A. Stout
- Frontline Colour 1: F-51 Mustang Units over Korea by Osprey Publishing
- G.I. Series - The Men of the Mighty Eighth - The US Eighth Air Force 1942-1945 by Christopher J. Anderson
- Gabby - A Fighter Pilot's Life by Carl Molesworth
- George Preddy, Top Mustang Ace by Joe Noah & Samuel L. Sox, Jr.
- Great Aircraft of WWII: P-51 Mustang and B-17 Flying Fortress by Mike Spick
- Graphic Histories 1: Attack on Pearl Harbor by Osprey Publishing
- Graphic Histories 11: Battle of the Bulge by Osprey Publishing
- Gun Camera World War II by Douglas Keeney
- Happy Jacks Go Buggy by Jack Ilfrey
- High Spirited Mustang Vol. I: The Saga of the North American P-51 by René J. Francillon
- In Action No. 12 - B-17by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 18 - P-47 Thunderboltby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 21 - B-24 Liberatorby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 25 - Lockheed P-38 Lightningby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 26 - Curtiss P-40 Warhawkby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 31 - Boeing B-29 Superfortressby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 34 - North American B-25 Mitchellby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 37 - Douglas A26 Invaderby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 43 - Bell P-39 Airacobraby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 45 - P-51 Mustang by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 50 - Martin B-26 Marauderby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 56 - A-20 Havocby Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 63 - B-17 in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 67 - P-47 Thunderbolt in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 80 - Consolidated B-24 Liberator in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 106 - P-61 Black Widow in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 109 - P-38 Lighting in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 134 - A-26 Invader in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 144 - Douglas A20 Havoc in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 149 - C-47 Skytrain in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 165 - Boeing B-29 Superfortress in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 188 - Curtiss C-46 Commando in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 208 - P-47 Thunderbolt in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In Action No. 211 - P-51 Mustang in Action by Squadron/Signal Publications
- In a Now Forgotton Sky - The 31st Fighter Group in World War 2 by Dennis C. Kucera
- In Detail & Scale 50 - P-51 Mustang by Detail & Scale Inc, published by Squadron/Signal Publications
- Into the Blue - Uniforms of the United States Air Force by Schiffer Military History
- Live Bait by Clayton Kelly Gross
- Memories of the 801st - 492nd Bombardment Group Carpetbaggers by Col. Robert M. Fish
- Mighty Eighth War Manual by Roger Freeman
- Mini In Action 8 - F-82 Twin Mustang by Squadron/Signal Publications
- Mission 376 - Battle over the Reich: 28 May 1944 by Ivo de Jong
- Mustang Ace: Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot by Robert J. Goebel
- Mustang - A documentary history by Jeffrey Ethell
- Mustang Designer: Edgar Schmued and the P-51
- Mustang Survivors by Paul Coggan
- Mustang: Thoroughbred Stallion of the Air by Steve Pace
- Mustangs over Korea by David R. McLaren
- Mustangs Worldwide - Special Edition by Motorbooks International
- North American P-51 Mustang by Bill Gunston & Robert F. Dorr (WINGS OF FAME, Volume 1)
- One Step Forward - The Life of Ken Dahlberg by Al Zhon & Warren Mack
- Osprey Modelling Manuals: North American P-51 Mustang
- P-51B Mustang - North American's Bastard Stepchild That Saved The Eighth Air Force - James William Marshall & Lowell F. Ford
- P-51 B/C - Mustangs over the Third Reich by Tomasz Szlagor
- P-51 D/K - Mustangs over the Third Reich by Tomasz Szlagor
- P-51/F-6 Mustangs with the USAAF - in the MTO, Asia and Pacific by Tomasz Szlagor
- P-51/F-6 Mustangs with the USAAF - European Theater of Operations by Tomasz Szlagor
- P-51 Mustang by Turner Publishing Company
- P-51 Mustang by Dibbs & Grey
- P-51 Mustang from the RAF to the mighty Eighth by Michael O'Leary
- P-51 Mustang: Development of the Long-Range Escort Fighter, Classic Publications
- P-51 Mustang Restored by Paul Coggan
- Peck's Bad Boys of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group by Richard Applegate
- Planes, Names and Dames Vol. 1 1940-1945 by Squadron Signal
- Production Line To Frontline 1: North American P-51 Mustang by Osprey Publishing
- Production Line To Frontline 2: B-17 Flying Fortress by Osprey Publishing
- Production Line To Frontline 3: Lockheed P-38 Lightning by Osprey Publishing
- Production Line To Frontline 4: Consolidated B-24 Liberator by Osprey Publishing
- Raid 26: Tora Tora Tora - Pearl Harbor 1941 by Osprey Publishing
- Ridgewell's Flying Fortress - The 381st Bombardment Group (H) in World War II by Ron Mackay
- Runways to Victory by Peter Celis
- Special Collectors' Edition: 352nd Fighter Group by Osprey Publishing
- Sierra Sue II - The Story of a P-51 Mustang by John Christgau
- Slybird - A Photographic Odyssey of the 363rd Fighter Group during the Second World War by Graham Cross
- Spitfires and Yellow Tail Mustangs - The 52nd Fighter Group in World War Two by Tom Ivie and Paul Ludwig
- Stars & Bars: A tribute to the American Fighter Ace 1920-1973 by Frank Olynyk
- Story of the 93rd Bomb Group
- Superfortress - The Boeing B-29 by Squadron Signal
- The 5th Air Force by Histoire et Collections
- The 31st Fighter Group in World War II by Squadron Signal
- The 44th Bomb Group in World War 2 - The Flying Eight-Balls over Europe in the B-24 by Ron Mackay &
Steve Adams
- The 55th Fighter Group vs the Luftwaffe by John M. Gray
- The 79th Fighter Group over Tunesia, Sicily and Italy in World War II by Don Woerpel
- The 356th Fighter Group in World War II - In Action over Europe with the P-47 and P-51 by Kent D. Miller
- The 363rd Fighter Group in World War II - In Action over Europe with the P-51 Mustang by Kent D. Miller
- The 390th Bomb Group Anthology by 390th Memorial Museum
- The Battle of the Airfields by Norman Franks
- The Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney by Robert "Punchy" Powell, Tom Ivie & Samuel Sox, Jr.
- The FlyPast Book of the P-51 Mustang by Key Publishing
- The Gathering of Mustangs & Legends - The Final Roundup
- The Jolly Rogers - The 90th Bombardment Group in the Southwest Pacific 1942-1944 by Schiffer Military
- The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle by Col. Robert Morgan, USAFR, Ret.
- The Men who Killed the Luftwaffe by Jay A. Stout
- The Mighty Eight by Roger Freeman
- The Mighty Eight War Diary by Roger Freeman
- The Pioneer Mustang Group - The 354th Fighter Group in World War II by Steve Blake
- The Ploesti Raid - Through the Lens by Roger Freeman
- The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn - The 91st Bombardment Group in World War II by Marion H. Havelaar
- The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt in the Pacific Theater by Squadron Signal
- The Wild Blue Yonder and Beyond - The 95th Bomb Group in War and Peace by Rob Morris
- Thunderbolts P-47 in the European Theater by Squadron Signal
- "To Fly and Fight" - Memoirs of a Triple Ace by Joseph P. Hamelin
- Topdrawings - North American P-51 Mustang B/C/D/K Models by Mariusz Lukasik
- US Army Air Forces: Aircraft markings and camouflage 1941-1947 by Robert D. Archer
- USAAF Colours 1 - American Eagles - American Volunteers of the RAF 1937-1945 by Tony Holmes
- USAAF Colours 2 - American Eagles - P-38 Lightning Units with the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces by Roger Freeman
- USAAF Colours 3 - American Eagles - P-47 Thunderbolt Units of the Eighth Air Force by Roger Freeman
- Walk Around Number 7 - P-51D by Squadron/Signal Publications
- Warbirds Worldwide by Paul Coggan
- Wings of Fame Vol 1
- WWII Victories of the Army Air Force by Arthur Wyllie
- Yeager by General Chuck Yeager
- Yellowjackets! The 361st Fighter Group in World War II by Paul B. Cora
& Various magazines and articles
- Curtis Fowles' excellent site: www.mustangsmustangs.com
- Mustang combat reports
