A P-51 Mustang, painted in D-Day stripes sits on a runway as sunset nears. There are eight swastikas painted underneath the canopy to indicate enemy planes shot down.

Stump Jumper

A fine example of Packard power at work. When the P-51 was first introduced with an Allison engine, it was kind of a dud. When Packard starting making the Rolls Royce Merlin Engine under license, the Mustang soared into legend.


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