To a degree. They know what he did but he's also credited for founding the China that exists today. His pictures are still present in public but not as many as there has been in the past. It's an uncomfortable truth they live with.
Tight race. I choose Thunderbolt as an all around combat aircraft but in if it's a plane vs plane much, I'd give it to the Mustang, but he'd have to be a good pilot. I could see a Mustang using all it's rounds and if not well placed, could leave the Thunderbolt flying.
Toss up for me between a Thunderbolt and Corsair. They Corsair's faster but I think the Thunderbolt can take just a bit more punishment. Plus from pilots I've talked to and read about, the Corsair seems to be a bit of a more of a hand full to fly than the Thunderbolt.