Screen Shot 2015-01-01 at 11.20.45 Published on December 5, 2015 in Jackie Cochran’s North American Aviation, Inc., P-51 Mustang racers, NX28388, NX4845N and NX5528NFull resolution (1216 × 1216) ← Previous Next → Joe De Bona polishes North American P-51C Mustang N5528N, “Thunderbird,” with Paul Mantz approaching, April 1949. Mantz’s P-51C NX1204, “Latin American,” is in the background. (Allan Grant/LIFE Magazine)