The P-51 to me was the top fighter of the war (WWII). I love a lot of others and it's hard to pick it over some great designs such as the Spit and the FW190, but from any standpoint of performance to do the job of a fighter, it did so many things well, if not the best, that any other choice requires far more justification.

It's final variation was in fact a new design but was known as the Twin Mustang...or the F-82 and was the last prop driven fighter ordered in quantity by the USAF.

Spaw