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Type: Fighter bomber
Country of origin: USA
Performance:
Speed 700 km/h;
Range 1500 km.
When the first fighter squadron added the more
advanced Mustang to its inventory in 1948, most pilots preferred the Spitfires.
They soon learned to appreciate the Mustang's excellente range and loiter
capabilities. It bombed and strafed ground targets and scored its first
IAF victory over a Mosquito in the South in 1948. Mustangs flew into the
jet era. They are still remembered for their daring mission during the
1956 Sinai Compaign when cut Egyptian telephone lines using special cables
and even their own propellers and wings.
