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October 1943, Schweinfurt: German pilot Heinz Knoke attacks unescorted B-17 bombers deep in Germany—until impossible American fighters appear. P-51 Mustangs, escorting bombers 480 kilometers from England, where no fighter should reach. "Everything has changed."
April 1941: Desperate for fighters, Britain asks North American Aviation to build P-40s. Designer Edgar Schmued counters: give us 120 days, we'll build something better. He creates the P-51—revolutionary laminar-flow wings, innovative cooling system, unmatched aerodynamics. Result: a fighter twice the range of any contemporary aircraft. With drop tanks, it could escort bombers anywhere. The Mustang transformed aerial warfare, turning Germany's mathematical advantage into obsolescence overnight.