A North American Aviation ( now part of General Dynamics ) P-51D Mustang last built in 1945 and a Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning 2 built in 2019 fly in formation at the Pacific Air Show in Huntington Beach, California in October 2, 2021. The P-51D is considered the premier fighter of World War 2 when its Allison engine was replaced with the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine which allowed it to go even faster and much higher and, along with the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, was the only fighter that could escort the B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers from England to Germany in order to bomb the Nazi German bastards relatively safely. The Israeli Air Force has successfully used the F-35 to stealthily destroy Iranian targets in Syria which threaten Israel and the Iranians didn't even know they were there until their missile batteries were left as black holes on the ground.
