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North American P-51 Mustang - Warbird Tech Vol. 5

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Published in 1996, this book went for $17.00 - as such, it was a compromise of the larger, more comprehensive books and smaller works such as In Action. War Bird Tech series provide a bit more narrative on the subject, in this case the P-51 from its birth to end of the line and survivors on in the Air Races.

32 pages cover the first prototypes to the P-51H version. 26 pages cover the Mustang in service, 2 pages of color photos, there is a section of the Korean War and a few pages on the twin Mustang, the P-82. The best part about this book are the 3-D line art taken from parts manuals, pilots manuals that show such details as the gun sight, bomb shackles, machine gun feed chutes.

Not a great book for the modeler, the photos are a bit grainy, the color photos not large enough to be of a huge help. The 2 pages of b&w line drawings of paint schemes are for RAF planes only. This is a book for beginners of aviation history, those who want an overview of the classic Mustang that helped win the air war against the Luftwaffe. For pricier options, P-51 Mustang: Development of the Long-Range Escort Fighter by Paul Ludwig was a very interesting read.