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Skillfully carved from the finest grade of wood, the P-51 Mustang desktop model airplane is worked to a perfect scale copy of the original fighter plane. The design of the wing, the tail and the body of this art piece are carefully carved, mirrored from the actual P-51 Mustang.

Sweden has decided to contribute a squadron of Gripen fighter jets and a mine-sweeping ship to NATO Rapid Reaction Force (NRF), reports The Local. For full story visit: http://www.gripenblogs.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=790

Eight people died together with Jimmy Leeward, 74, pilot of the vintage P-51 Mustang warplane during the horrible crash at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada air show last September 2011. A total of 54 people were reported injured says Reno Air Races President and CEO, Mike Houghton.

The US Navy's variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has successfully completed its first-ever landing on an aircraft carrier, marking a major milestone for the programme. Two F-35C aircraft landed on the USS Nimitz off the coast of San Diego, California, as part of the fifth-generation fighter's initial at-sea testing phase.