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The F-51D Mustang was amongst the best fighters of the Second World War. It was supposed to be replaced by jets, but five years after the war ended, the USAF found itself thrust into a desperate battle against Communism. And so the aging Mustangs found themselves fighting their last battle. Major Sources: "F-51 Units Over Korea" by Warren Thompson is a comprehensive single volume on the type's service I used the Korean War Project (KORWALD) for loss statistics: https://www.koreanwar.org/dpaa/korwald-all.pdf