A-36 Apache: The P-51 Mustang's Long-Forgotten Dive Bomber Cousin

If the North American P-51 Mustang were a sportsman, it'd be Lionel Messi or Lebron James. If it were a movie, it'd be Pulp Fiction or James Cameron's Titanic. The point is that the Mustang is the most well-remembered and well-celebrated American fighter of World War II, bar none, end of story. But that doesn't mean every aspect of its war service is held on a pedestal like the most sacred of sacred cows. There's always something obscure yet exciting to u... (continue reading...)