I have to agree with Tony, the ole Bronco or Spad would be better choices. The Bronco has turboshaft engines and the Spad, has a great big, old-fashioned radial, one that you can shoot a couple of cylinder heads off and it'll still work.
The Bronco also has the advantage of having a cargo bay, useful for light loads and it can even drop 3-4 paratroopers!
The Spad has four 20mm cannons for strafing and carry quite an extensive ordnance load for a long time.
The Mustang uses a liquid-cooled RR Merlin, the radiator and coolant lines all run down the belly of the fuselage, NOT a good location when working close to the ground (as an aside, most of the Mustangs lost were due to ground fire). Ordnance loadout is limited as well, there are only two hardpoints.
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