A Day With The A-36’s (1943)

A Day With The A-36’s (1943)

Developed from P-51 Mustang: The North American A-36 Apache (listed in some sources as “Invader”, but also called Mustang) was the ground-attack/dive bomber version of the North American P-51 Mustang, from which it could be distinguished by the presence of rectangular, slatted dive brakes above and below the wings. A total of 500 A-36 dive bombers served in North Africa, the Mediterranean, Italy and the China-Burma-India theater during World War II before being withdrawn from operational use in 1944.

Silent footage of the A-36
National Archives Identifier: 3211
Local Identifier: 18-CS-425
Creator(s): War Department. Army Air Forces.
From: Series : Motion Picture Films from the “Combat Subjects” Program Series, compiled ca. 1939 – ca. 1945
Record Group 18: Records of the Army Air Forces, ca. 1902 – 1964