P-51 &quot;Mustang&quot; fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. The &quot;Mustang&quot;, built by North American Aviation, Incorporated, is the only American-built fighter used by the Royal Air Force of Great Britain; 1942 October; LC-USW361-496

P-51 Mustang in Flight

P-51 (&quot;Mustang&quot;) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Inglewood, Calif.; 1942 October; LC-USW361-495

Mustangs on Flight Line

Beaufighter Mk.VIf of the 416th Night Fighter Squadron at an airfield near Grottaglie, Italy, in November 1943. (US Air Force Photo)