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title: Give us more P-51's
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/give-us-more-p-51s-1944/
description: 'Army Air Forces production-appeal poster: a P-51 Mustang firing as it dives low over a harbour and rail yards, with a boxed quotation from an ''Army Air'
section: Collection
---

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# Give us more P-51's

Army Air Forces production-appeal poster: a P-51 Mustang firing as it dives low over a harbour and rail yards, with a boxed quotation from an 'Army Air Forces report' on a strafing mission. The tell is one favourable episode, reported by an official source, offered as the case for more aircraft.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
U. S. ARMY
OFFICIAL POSTER
"Following the Elm Canal on strafing mission, the P-51 streaked low over Holland, Germany, France, and back to England. Speed took it past flak batteries before they could go into action...evaded enemy pursuits...the Mustang's heavy firepower blasted 3 sea-planes, 4 barges, 2 trains. The only thing that hit it was a Channel seagull, into which it ran!"
Army Air Forces report
Give us
MORE P-51's
[signature: HEASLIP '44]
ISD No. 160
[imprint: U.S. Government Printing Office : 1944-O-[illegible]]
```

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