The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat World War II fighter aircraft. Designed and built in just 117 days, the Mustang first flew in Royal Air Force (RAF) service as a fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft before conversion to a bomber escort, employed in raids over Germany, helping ensure Allied air superiority from early 1944.[2] The P-51 was in service with Allied air forces in Europe and also saw limited service against the Japanese in the Pacific War. The Mustang began the Korean War as the United Nations' main fighter, but was relegated to a ground attack role when superseded by jet fighters early in the conflict. Nevertheless, it remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. In February 1945 Sweden bought used Mustangs from the Allies. The airplane was called the J 26 (hunting) and S 26 (reconnaissanc

e). The first was flown by American pilots from Liverpool to Bromma airport in Stockholm on 10 April 1945. Some of the young American pilots could not resist the temptation, but flew over North Bridge. The idea was originally to base Mustang Erna F 10 , who was still in Bulltofta, but to use American-made fighter aircraft, to reject U.S. and British planes were not considered suitable. Mustang ended up instead at Uppsala F 16 and F four Frösön. Subsequently, single aircraft in service on the F 8 and F Barkarby 21 Luleå. Over 1948 used the S 26 for reconnaissance missions over Soviet territory (Baltics), flier of Frederick Lambert-Meuller. 1953, the Air Force to take a total of 93 aircraft from service to prepare for a sale of them to Israel, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. In the 1960s, came back 26 020 aircraft as a gift from Israel and is now on Air Force Museum.