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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Taken: March 22, 2014
Caption: Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Marker
Additional Description: Backside of plaque:
Among one of the most famous fighters of World War II, the P-51 Mustang has it's roots in both Britain and the USA. Originally overlooked by the USAAF, the P-51 did not see action with American forces until March 1943. Once it's full potential had been developed, the USA realized that this aircraft had been ignored for far too long. With the forging of the American airframe with the British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, it would be unmatched by any other piston aircraft of World War II.
Submitted: March 22, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p268927
File Size: 2.403 Megabytes

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