What Happened To The P-51 Mustang After WW2 ?

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The P-51 Mustang was supposed to be scrapped. In 1947, surplus airframes sold for $500—less than a Chevrolet. Instead, the aircraft fought in Korea, cut telephone wires with its propeller over the Sinai, and flew the last propeller dogfight in history over Honduras in 1969. This is the 40-year afterlife of the fighter that refused to become obsolete.

Welcome to ‪@ww2_struggle‬ where we uncover the grit, logistics, and forgotten operations that shaped the 20th century. We strip away the mythology to reveal the brutal arithmetic of war—and the machines that survived it.

In this video, you'll discover how a "surplus" fighter became the AK-47 of the skies—sold to 30 nations, smuggled to Israel in crates labeled "agricultural combines," and flown in combat until 1984. You'll learn why the jet age couldn't replace the Mustang in Korea, how Swedish pilots used it for secret Soviet reconnaissance, and witness the final dogfight between piston-powered aircraft—a battle fought 24 years after WWII ended.

Chapters
▶ 0:00 - The 1949 Cleveland Air Race Disaster
▶ 2:02 - Post-War Surplus: From $51,000 to $500
▶ 3:49 - Korean War: Why Jets Failed and Mustangs Returned
▶ 6:39 - The Mathematics of Ground Attack: 335 Mustangs Lost
▶ 8:00 - Global Proliferation: The Mustang Goes Worldwide
▶ 8:19 - Indonesia 1958: CIA Pilot Shot Down by P-51
▶ 8:55 - Sweden's Secret Soviet Reconnaissance Missions
▶ 9:38 - Israel 1948: Smuggled Mustangs in "Farm Equipment" Crates
▶ 10:47 - Suez Crisis 1956: Cutting Wires with Propeller Blades
▶ 12:20 - The Football War: Mustangs vs Corsairs in 1969
▶ 13:30 - The Last Propeller Dogfight in History
▶ 15:34 - Dominican Republic: Last Military Mustangs Retired 1984
▶ 15:56 - Ed Maloney and the Warbird Preservation Movement
▶ 17:54 - The Machine That Refused to Die

Topics Covered
Post-WWII military surplus disposal and economics
Korean War close air support and jet limitations
Cold War arms proliferation to Latin America and the Middle East
Israeli Air Force origins and the 1948 War of Independence
The 1956 Suez Crisis and unconventional aerial tactics
The 1969 Football War between El Salvador and Honduras
Warbird preservation and the Reno Air Races


Tagline
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