I think people generally have unrealistic expectation on how the P-51 handled because it was famous.
It was not a "turn fighter". It was an incredible WWII plane because of it's great range for escort missions and it's high speed handling. It was also aerodynamic - thus it was pretty dang good in a dive with E retention - so it's a good BnZ fighter.
If you slow the thing down and try to turn fight - forget it.
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