Description
The Mustang was the first aircraft to have a laminar wing (which gave it extra lift, which reduced fuel consumption and increased range).
During the Second World War, from 1942, Mustangs began to be actively used in the Royal Air Force of Great Britain. They patrolled over the English Channel and flew out to attack ground targets in northern France. The first air battle "Mustang" held July 27, 1942 over Dieppe. On this sortie, a pair of FW-190s was attacked and the first Mustang was lost, flown by an American volunteer pilot Hollis Hillis from the 414 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. On August 19, 1942, the P-51A, together with the Spitfires, covered the landing zone during Operation Jubilee - the landing of British troops in the port of Dieppe, where it performed quite well in battles (in Dieppe, P-51 pilots shot down two German aircraft, while 11 Mustangs were lost).
