{"product_id":"mustang-the-operational-record","title":"Mustang: The Operational Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eMustang: The Operational Record traces the development and combat career of the North American P‑51 Mustang, charting its evolution from prototype to one of the most effective fighters in history and detailing its roles in long‑range escort, air‑superiority and ground‑attack missions. The book places the Mustang in its historical context—service with the United States Army Air Forces, the Royal Air Force and other Allied air forces—and documents operational employment across the European, Mediterranean and Pacific theaters in World War II as well as the Mustang’s postwar combat use in the Korean War, with attention to sorties, loss statistics and the aircraft’s combat performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Smithsonian Institution Press and authored by Robert Jackson (ISBN13: 9781560982531), this title is an illustrated aviation reference that combines narrative operational history with technical information on the fighter; it features photographs and is organized as an operational record, including technical and operational data tables (performance and service‑record data), making it a valuable resource for military aviation enthusiasts and researchers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW2 Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298894934118,"sku":"9781560982531","price":19.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/4926\/4998\/files\/i89ANwotNu2NF9zUJbcke00AcWYeUsk7Sq-5_DK1ILA.jpg?v=1767231251","url":"https:\/\/ww2bunker.com\/products\/mustang-the-operational-record","provider":"WW2 Bunker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}