The P-51 Mustang: Taking The War To New Heights

“Never before had so much brain-power been focused on a single problem.”(Laurence qtd. in “Eyewitness”). Many inventions can be said to have changed the world, and the way it worked. Only a core few of these many inventions can be said to change air warfare, and few of those are as game-changing as the B-29 Superfortress by Boeing. The B-29 was the plane that dropped the atomic bombs in World War Two (“bomber”). The plane by Boeing was used most in World War Two as a strategic long-range bomber. This invention revolutionized the concept of war, and war is a factor in all life on planet earth. The B-29 bomber changed warfare by sparking the innovation of aircraft technology, saving lives, and allowing more power to be carried by the means

First of all, it was a common sight to see hefty bombers from both sides being flanked by their swift fighters for protection. However, at the beginning of the war, surprisingly, Great Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command believed that bombers would be well-armed enough to protect themselves without an escort through enemy skies. As the war dragged on, it eventually became clear that fighters were needed to assist the bombing runs. Secondly, unlike popular belief, aviation was most often used as aerial reconnaissance during the onset of the war. It was evident that the Germans saw aerial reconnaissance as an essential tactic for winning the war. By 1939, Germany’s Luftwaffe had created 23 reconnaissance squadrons, each with a photograph developing laboratory. (32) In addition, Germans “carried out at least 500 reconnaissance overflights in the 8 months before Hitler’s armies finally struck in the West in May 1940.” (Harwood, 38) Lastly, the German air force was backed with 860 Me 109's and 350 Me 110's for combat, whereas France’s I'Armée de I'Air had only 552 relatively modern fighters, and Great Britain’s Royal Air Force originally had roughly 48 outdated Gladiator biplanes and 168 Hurricane fighters. Despite having such a large number of aircraft, the Luftwaffe's planes were limited. The Me 109 had little endurance and would have to be fitted with an

Ships were also revolutionized during the World War II era. Naval technology was very poor at the time, but once radar technology was developed, navigation and detection was made much easier for submarine and ship pilots. The invention of radar was still very new — being developed only 2 years prior to the start of World War II. Hours of experimentation and development were poured into enhancing radar technology so that the allied forces could better combat the Nazi fleet. Aircrafts were also made more advanced during World War II. Aviation in general was very new at the time, so optimizing what basic aircrafts we had at the time for battle (by equipping them with guns and bombs) was a challenging feat. Considering the first powered flight had taken place only in 1903, only 40 years before

The First World War was monumental in history because of all the new technology that was introduced. One particular area that developed during the Great War was the use of airplanes by the German and Allied militaries. In comparison, they both had different mentalities towards an invention that was only made successful less than a decade before the outbreak of war in 1914 by the Wright Brothers in North Carolina, United States. The German Military welcomed the idea with open arms, investing in its potential for military uses, whereas the Allies remained reserved and hesitant, claiming that aircraft could not be used for anything more offensive than reconnaissance missions. These differences in opinions later affected the development of each air force. The German military kept making monthly improvements to their equipment whereas the allied pilots were slow in their respective air forces evolution. However, there was a common progression that both militaries had which was the slow phasing out of the cavalry on either side due to the effectiveness of the aircrafts reconnaissance capabilities. During the World War One, the German military took advantage of the new technology available to them, which gave significant results, whereas the Allies had a more traditional mindset for the beginning of the conflict.

Planes were also important during WWII. Thirdly, missiles also were important in WWII. Missiles were important in the Pacific war. The Americans used them to defend the Pacific Islands from the Japanese.

“At the time of our entry into World War I America was ill prepared for large scale warfare with large movements of whole Armies. The U.S. Army was not prepared with its Artillery and had no heavy artillery guns to speak of” (Hartwell, 2017). During World War I, the Coast Artillery Corps was subject to rapid changes and unit realignments. This signified the beginning of a seamless transition to what would eventually give birth to Air Defense Artillery. The French and British had provided the United States Army with its initial Artillery weapons resulting in no American Artillery brought to the front. Production quickly started on American versions of their foreign Artillery counterparts currently used in

WW1 changed Aviation from small little planes to long range bombers and fighter pilots. This war added a air force to most countries which also made it so we would have big planes and more dangliest planes. These planes would set the corse to modern planes. This also made it so the world traveled by air. WW1 made modern aviation possible to

In WWI, planes were works in progress causing many deaths, but in WWII those weapons were worked on and made much more reliable and effective. For example, in WWI there was the Aeromarine 39 that wasn't a very reliable plane, but

Their greatness was unrecognized so there wasn’t much demand, and because the Lend-Lease Act had not been put in place, payment came right out of the Allies’ pockets. Nevertheless, these issues were solved with the engine switch and the Lend-lease Act. “(Green)” Perhaps the Mustang’s greatest advantage was its incredible accuracy at long range; it could down an enemy fighter before it was even in that plane’s firing range. “(Sherman3)” Another advantage was its square-tipped wings and tail, which made manufacturing easier and less costly while performance stayed the same. “(Green)” December 13, 1943, is the date when P-51s flew their first long range escort mission. It was four-hundred ninety miles to Kiel and back again with the Allison engine still in use. They then did a one-thousand and one-hundred mile mission to Berlin; that distance was unheard of for fighter planes and was made possible by the improved flight range of the Merlin engine. It was the best escort fighter we had, working well even in plain daylight. They ensured the destruction of several enemy supply lines and manufacturing plants. However, these bombing raids were at first riddled with failure. They often were shot down before deploying bombs and lost many planes to shrapnel. We soon learned from our mistakes and utilized the firepower of our Mustangs; taking a quicker, more spread out approach while our Mustangs shot down

So they weren't the best of quality planes out there. Most of them were slow compared to most planes today. The planes back then flew about 165mph. Some of the military planes that are used today can go up to max speeds of 1,650mph. Another one of the problems that the older planes faced was bullets and missiles. The planes weren't that bullet proof. Some of them had only a sheet of steel or two to protect them from bullets and missiles. All of the military jets today are built with steel that no bullets can penetrate. They also have built in missile detection sensors. They added all of this fancy stuff to make our planes more discreet and better war

soldier and a British spitfire flew over. The British spitfire was the best airplane in World War II.

As World War II progressed, the advancements that had shown up on and in the combat zones, seas and the overall attitude of World War I were enhanced and made considerably more viable and lethal. I will be going over a few of the innovations during World War II as well as a few of the tactics and strategies used when overcoming some of the geographic obstacles.

The p 51 mustang can shoot long range. The fastest it can drive to is 437. There altitude is about 15,000 feet. The p 51 was a main role in world war 2. All these places own the p 51 mustang. All these planes have or had owned the p 51 mustang. The first flight of the p 51 mustang was october 26 1940. There are more than 15,00 p 51 mustangs in the world.

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Before the new 2015 Mustang, there were five different generations. One of the styles did not shine at all. The most disliked Mustang was definitely the third generation. Ford was calling it a fox body, and it isn’t very appealing to look at. Since the downfall they had, Ford has come a long way. The fifth generation mustang was