Doing the research for this section I found that many of the sources have conflicting information. Every effort was made to use information that was supported by more than one source. This, however, was not always possible. In some cases, a publication that you trusted differed from all the others.

North American F-51 Mustangs, John Dienst and Dan Hagedorn, 1985

Warbird Factory: North American Aviation in World War II, John Fredrickson, 2015

Mustang: Thoroughbread Stallion of the Air, Steve Pace, 2015

Mustang Designer - Edgar Schmued and the P-51, Ray Wagner, 1990

Mustang - The Operational Record, Robert Jackson, 1992

Classic Warplanes - P-51 Mustang, Bill Gunston, 1990

Planes and Pilots - P-51 Mustang 1940-1980, Breffort and Jouineau, 2003

Production Line to Frontline - P-51 Mustang, Michael O'Leary, 1998

Warbird History - P-51 Mustang, Robert F. Dorr, 1995

P-51 Mustang - in detail and scale, Bert Kinzey, 1997

Warbird Tech Series - P-51 Mustang, Frederick A. Johnsen, 1996

Walk Around P-51D, Larry Davis, 1996

P-51 Mustang - A Photo Chronicle, Larry Davis, 1992

Mustang at War, Roger A. Freeman, 1974

Speedsters, Philip Handleman, 1996

Gentlemen, You Have A Race, John Tegler, 1984

Mustang-The Racing Thoroughbred, Dustin Carter / Birch Matthews, 1972