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German Engineers Mocked This U.S. Design

German engineers laughed at it. They called it impractical. Inefficient. Impossible. In 1941, Luftwaffe analysts believed American fighter aircraft had one fatal weakness: range. U.S. escorts could not follow bombers deep into Germany. They always turned back. And German pilots waited. Then one aircraft changed everything. This documentary tells the untold story of the P-51 Mustang—an aircraft born from British desperation, perfected by American engineering, and dismissed by German experts as “just another U.S. speed experiment.” We explore: • Why German engineers believed the Mustang would fail • The cold mathematics behind bomber losses in 1943 • How laminar-flow wings and the Merlin engine rewrote air combat • The moment American fighters stopped turning back • And how German air superiority collapsed over its own skies By early 1944, the aircraft once mocked by the Luftwaffe was escorting bombers to Berlin itself—with fuel to spare. This is not just the story of a plane. It’s the story of arrogance, miscalculation, and how engineering decisions decide wars. If you enjoy deep military history, aviation engineering, and true wartime turning points, consider subscribing for more long-form WWII documentaries.