ocr: P51 North American P-51 Mustang 00 J Type: Single seat fighter Engine: One Packard built Rolls Royce twelve-cylinder Vee-type piston engine (1,695hp). Performance: Maximum speed, 439 mph at 25,000 feet; service ceiling, 41,900 feet; range, 955 miles. Dimensions: Wing span, 37 feet 1/4 inch; length, 32 feet 3 inches; height, 81 feet 8 inches; wing area, 233 square feet. Weight: Empty, 6,985 Ibs; take-off, 9,800 Ibs. The P-51 Mustang was every fighter pilots dream. When full of fuel, it had the range to escort bombers to the deepest targets in the Third Reich, and escort the B-29s in their raids ...