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LCOL James H. Howard, USAAF, with his North American Aviation P-51B-5-NA Mustang, 43-6315, DING HAO! (LIFE Magazine) Wwii Fighter Pilot, Wwii Fighters, B 17, Medal Of Honor, Wwii Aircraft, Ww2 Aircraft, Fighter Pilot, Vintage Aircraft, January 11

11 January 1944: Major James Howell Howard, Air Corps, United States Army, commander of the 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force, led fifty P-51 Mustangs escorting three divisions of B-17 Flying Fortresses on a raid against Oschersleben, near Berlin, Germany. As defending Luftwaffe fighters attacked the bomber formation, Major Howard immediately went … Continue reading Medal of Honor, Major James Howell Howard, Air Corps, United States Army. →

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16-Foot High-Speed Tunnel Ww2 Fighter Planes, Nasa History, P 51 Mustang, Wwii Fighters, Wind Tunnel, Wwii Photos, Wwii Plane, P51 Mustang, Ww2 Aircraft

By testing a North American XP-51B Mustang with cropped wings in the 16-Foot High-Speed Tunnel, Ames researchers traced the source of a serious rumble to the location of the plane’s air scoop below the fuselage. The problem scoop is barely visible below the wing. Lowering it slightly moved it outside the turbulent boundary layer and eliminated the rumble. Note the turntables in the walls for pitch adjustment. NASA Media Usage Guidelines Credit: NASA Image Number: AAL-3782 Date: March 25…

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