Your birth year
2006
P-51 Mustang
1940Fighter aircraft
P-51 Mustang is 66 years older than you
It's from 1940, before you were born.
- First flight
- 1940
- Type
- Fighter aircraft
- Role
- Long-range escort
About
As of 2026, it's 86 years old.
The P-51 Mustang first flew in 1940 and became one of the most celebrated fighters of World War II.
Its range and performance helped protect bomber formations and made it a symbol of late-war Allied air power.
P-51 Mustang through the years
1940
1940
First flight
The Mustang prototype flew.
1943
1943
Escort role expanded
The aircraft became crucial for long-range bomber escort.
You were born — 2006
