A few more wonderful finds from the December 1943 issue of POPULAR SCIENCE relating to the P-51 and the Army Air Corps.
I am not sure when this issue actually hit the news stands, but with the date of December 1943, this was probably one of the first magazines to have a photograph and info about the P-51.
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From
the December 1943 issue of POPULAR SCIENCE. This may be one of the
first photographs and information published in the American press about
the P-51. It already mentions the Rolls-Royce engine! |
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From
the December 1943 issue of POPULAR SCIENCE. Notice this advertisement
mentions "P-51 Mustang" as one of the US planes it powers. | |
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From the December 1943 issue of POPULAR SCIENCE. An ad for the "Greatest Team in the World." |
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Is
this the V-1 rocket bomb? According to my historical papers, the first
time the 354th encountered a V-1 bomb flying over was the night of June
12, 1944. From the December 1943 issue of POPULAR SCIENCE. |
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