P-51B/C [Mustang III]
by Charles Metz

Bentley et al.: 'Fighters of World War Two, Vol. 2' (Aircraft Archive series [unnumbered]; Motorbooks International [USA], 1988; 96 pages; approximate value US$17 [availability unknown]) -- multi-view drawings (p. 46-51)

Birch: 'Rolls-Royce and the Mustang' (RRHT Historical Series series, No. 9; Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust [UK], 1987; 158 pages; approximate value US$20 [availability unknown]) -- details and multi-view drawings of Packard Merlin engine

Byk: 'The Modeller's Guide to the RAAF Mustang' (Famous Australian Aircraft series, No. 2; Red Roo Models [Australia], 1996; 177 pages; US$27.95) -- multi-view drawings (p. 11, 111)

Carson and Bowers: 'The Mustang Story' (Sentry Books [USA], 1985; 55 pages; approximate value US$3 [availability unknown]) [Special July 1985 issue of "Airpower" magazine] -- cockpit detail (p. 36), engine bay (p. 20)

Cross, Scarborough and Robertson: 'P-51 Mustang' (Classic Aircraft series, No. 3; Patrick Stephens/ Airfix [UK], 1973; 104 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- cutaway drawing (p. 67), wheelwell detail (p. 85, 88)

Cynk: 'The Polish Air Force at War -- The Official History. Volume 2: 1943-1945' (Schiffer [USA], 1998; 343 pages; US$59.95) -- cockpit detail (p. 420)

Davis: 'P-51 Mustang in Action' (Aircraft in Action series, No. 45; Squadron/Signal [USA], 1981; 57 pages; US$8.95) -- cockpit detail (p. 24), various other details

Davis: 'P-51 Mustang in Color' (Fighting Colors series [unnumbered]; Squadron/Signal [USA], 1982; 32 pages; approximate value US$12 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 13, 15), wheelwell detail (p. 14), miscellaneous other details (p. 14, 15)

Dean: 'America's Hundred Thousand' (Schiffer [USA], 1997; 606 pages; US$59.95) -- cockpit detail (p. 367), multi-view drawings (p. 323), tail stucture (p. 357)

Delve: 'D-Day: The Air Battle' (Arms and Armour Press [UK], 1994; 144 pages; US$17.95) -- wing gunbay panel interior (p. 104)

Ethell: 'P-51 Mustang in Color Photos from World War II and Korea' (Enthusiast Color series [unnumbered]; Motorbooks International [USA], 1993; 96 pages; US$12.95) -- cockpit detail [color photo] (p. 20)

Ethell and Sand: 'Fighter Command' (Motorbooks International [USA], 1991; 176 pages; US$29.95) -- droptank detail (p. 127); engine bay (p. 101)

Freeman: 'Mustang at War' (At War series [unnumbered]; Doubleday [USA], 1974; 160 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 68), engine bay (p. 53), head armor (p. 59), wing gun bay (p. 60)

Freeman: 'Mighty Eighth War Manual' (Jane's [UK], 1984; 320 pages; US$29.95) -- 108-gallon paper and 110-gallon steel underwing droptanks (p. 220)

Freeman: 'The Mighty Eighth in Color' (Specialty Press [USA], 1992; 160 pages; US$34.95) -- engine bay (p. 131)

Green and Swanborough: 'US Army Air Force Fighters, Part 2' (WW2 Aircraft Fact Files series [unnumbered]; Arco [USA], 1978; 84 pages; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- cutaway drawings (p. 40, 41)

Gruenhagen: 'Mustang: The Story of the P-51 Fighter' (Arco [USA], 1980; 252 pages; approximate value US$20 [availability unknown]) -- cockpit detail (p. 78, 92), Packard Merlin engine (p. 183, 184)

Gunston: 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II' (Bookthrift/ Salamander [USA / UK], 1978; 256 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- cutaway drawing (p. 242)

Hess and Frisque: 'Aces & Wingmen II, Volume 2' (Aces & Wingmen II series, No. 2; Aviation Usk [USA], 1999; 256 pages; US$49.95) -- cockpit detail (p. 188)

Johnson: 'North American P-51 Mustang' (Warbird Tech series, No. 5; Specialty Press [USA], 1996; 100 pages; US$16.95) -- canopy (p. 39), cockpit detail (p. 94), cowling (p. 27)

Kinzey: 'P-51 Mustang, Part 1: Prototype through P-51C' (Detail & Scale series, No. 50; Squadron/Signal [USA], 1996; 72 pages; approximate value US$18 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 58-60), cowl (p. 60), cutaway drawing (p. 59), gun bays (p. 61), multi-view drawings (p. 61-63), radiator intake(p. 60); COMMENT: Includes reviews of all available A-36, P-51 (Mustang IA), P-51A (Mustang II), and P-51B (P-51C, Mustang III) kits

Kucera: 'In a Now Forgottten Sky: The 31st Fighter Group in WW2' (Flying Machine Press [USA], 1997; 418 pages; US$49.95) -- canopy (p. 261, 275), drop tank (p. 258)

Lerche: 'Luftwaffe Test Pilot' (Jane's [UK], 1980; 158 pages; approximate value US$20 [availability unknown]) -- cockpit detail (p. 128g)

March (ed.): 'British Warplanes of World War II' (Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1998; 256 pages; US$34.95) -- [Mustang III] undersurfaces (p. 183)

Mason: 'The Secret Years: Flight Testing at Boscombe Down, 1939-1945' (Hikoki [UK], 1999; 320 pages; US$56.95) -- [Mustang III] cockpit detail (p. 27)

O'Leary: 'North American Aviation P-51 Mustang' (Production Line to Frontline series, No. 1; Osprey [UK], 1998; 144 pages; US$19.95) -- canopy (p. 54, 55), cockpit detail (p. 67, 69-71), engine bay (p. 53, 63, 73), engine mount (p. 52), landing gear (p. 56), rudder (p. 54), underwing bazooka tubes (p. 74), wing planform (p. 65), wing undersurface (p. 56, 57)

Olmsted: 'The Yoxford Boys: The 357th Fighter Group on Escort over Europe and Russia' (Army Air Force Unit History series [unnumbered]; Aero [USA], 1971; 103 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 90)

Olmsted: 'The 357th over Europe: The 357th Fighter group in World War II' (Phalanx [USA], 1994; 159 pages; approximate value US$27.95 [availability unknown]) -- engine bay (p. 26), wing ammo bays (p. 63)

Roeder: '357th Fighter Group' (Squadron/Signal [USA], 2000; 63 pages; US$9.95) -- rear-view mirror (p. 27)

Stapfer: 'Strangers in a Strange Land' (Squadron/Signal [USA], 1988; 80 pages; approximate value US$9 [availability unknown]) -- cockpit detail (p. 58)

Takeda (ed.): 'P-51 Mustang' (Koku-Fan Illustrated series, No. 52; Bunrin-Do [Japan], 1990; in Japanese; 176 pages; approximate value US$16 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 154, 155), cutaway drawing (p. 146, 147), multi-view drawings (p. 134, 135), various other details (p. 118, 156-165)
Gunston, Dorr: "North American P-51 Mustang." In 'Wings of Fame, Volume 1' (Wings of Fame series, No. 1; Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1995; 208 pages; US$16) -- cutaway drawing (p. 95, 96)

Ward and McDowell: 'North American P-51B/C Mustang in USAAF Service' (Aircam Aviation series, No. 5; Arco [USA], 1969; [pages not numbered]; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- fuselage undersurface (pages not numbered)

Watanabe, Ethell et al.: 'The Great Book of World War II Airplanes' (Bonanza Books [USA], 1984; 643 pages; US$79.99) -- [P-51B & D] 108-gallon drop tank (p. 72), engine bay (p. 97), supercharger air scoop (p. 57), tailwheel (p. 99), wing pylon (p. 73)

White: 'Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II' (SAE International [USA], 1995; 426 pages; US$39.95) -- [P-51B & D] engine bay (p. 80), engine mount (p. 79), induction system (p. 81), radiator (p. 81)

'North American P-51 Mustang' (Model Art Special Issue series, No. 401; Model Art [Japan], 1993; in Japanese; 196 pages; US$35.95) -- cockpit detail (p. 126, 129, 131, 155), various other details (142, 150, 153), cutaway drawings (p. 89)multi-view drawings (p. 48-50, fold-out)

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