How was the P-51 Mustang able to carry so much more fuel than other comparable sized fighter aircraft of the time? - Quora
![Long range fuel tank from North American P-51B plane named Berlin Express which has flown from the US to appear at airshows in the UK. Duxford, Cambs Stock Photo - Alamy Long range fuel tank from North American P-51B plane named Berlin Express which has flown from the US to appear at airshows in the UK. Duxford, Cambs Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JGBKM5/long-range-fuel-tank-from-north-american-p-51b-plane-named-berlin-JGBKM5.jpg)
Long range fuel tank from North American P-51B plane named Berlin Express which has flown from the US to appear at airshows in the UK. Duxford, Cambs Stock Photo - Alamy
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Everything you wanted to know about Mustang™ from Arma Hobby and are not afraid to ask | Arma Hobby - news blog
![P-51 with a liquid rocket engine and rocket fuel drop tanks. It gave the Mustang an additional 100mph in speed for 1 minute. (Early 1945) : r/WeirdWings P-51 with a liquid rocket engine and rocket fuel drop tanks. It gave the Mustang an additional 100mph in speed for 1 minute. (Early 1945) : r/WeirdWings](https://i.redd.it/6sshuwdhwcm21.jpg)
P-51 with a liquid rocket engine and rocket fuel drop tanks. It gave the Mustang an additional 100mph in speed for 1 minute. (Early 1945) : r/WeirdWings
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