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Mustang is an epic new World War II aviation novel by author and historian John J. Dwyer. Visit mustang.johnjdwyer.com for more information about the book.

Trailer written, storyboarded, designed, built, planned, shot, edited, and finished by Grant Hobbs. Inspired by original trailer concepts by John J. Dwyer and scenes from the book.

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Climb into the cockpit with Dust Bowl farm boy Lance Roark as he arrives in England commanding a B-17 Flying Fortress at the height of World War II. A prologue, 2017’s Will Rogers Medallion Gold Medal winner, Shortgrass, set the stage for young Lance as he made the crucial decision following the bombing of Pearl Harbor to depart from the pacifist doctrine of his Mennonite upbringing and go to war. Now, still cheerful and pious, he and his best friend, famed Oklahoma Sooner Waddy Young, tackle a new opponent—history’s most fearsome air armada, the German Luftwaffe, which has bested every other force that has dared confront them.

Audacious, cool under fire, and a born aviator, Lance piles up the missions and decorations and somehow survives to complete his tour of duty—barely. Even as he gains renown as a relentless combat ace, though, his lifelong faith is shaken as the body count of those around him mounts. Driven by a mounting desire for vengeance against his enemies, he turns down service back Stateside to return to battle in one of America’s sensational new P-51 Mustang fighter planes.

As the greatest aerial war in history rages in the skies over bleeding Europe, Lance hits a low-point in his life just as a terrifying new adversary appears to challenge him. Pushed to the breaking point, it will take every bit of skill and experience he can muster in an unforgettable showdown over Dresden in the war’s most legendary air raid.

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Cockpit set designed and built by Grant Hobbs with David Schirato at Dallas Makerspace.

Burnt corpse sculpture by Kris Anderson.

Air-to-air P-51 shot by Vint Nevsky.

Voiceover acting by Camelia Lovelady.

Select P-51 Mustang sounds by John Altmann at Aircraft Records (used with permission).

Featuring "I Know Why And So Do You," performed by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra and written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon. Licensed courtesy of Warner/Chappell and Sony Music Entertainment.

Special thanks to Harry Morin, Brenda Hobbs, Clay McGilvray, Steven McGilvray, Wade Williams, Jim Hartnett, Kris Anderson, Joe King, Chuck Baber, Bill Scott, Randy Lisbona, Freddy Calvert, Jay Johnson, Scott Jones, John K., Malcom Galland, Mark Salas, David Kessinger, Bobby Price, Tim Bene, Mark Hobbs, Landon Hobbs, Caleb Hobbs, Ryan Duncan, Andrew Finch, Air Corps Aviation, Nic Johnson, Warren Pietsch, the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, and Dallas Makerspace.

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