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WWII USAAF - Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft

North American P-51 D Mustang 

About Aircraft

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission.
 
The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian and Pacific theaters. During World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft.

Pilot & Markings

Flown by 1Lt Spurgeon Ellington, 'Tuskegee Airmen" 100th Fighter Sqn, Ramitelli, Italy, December 1944 

Kit & Construction

1/72 Airfix Kit • Out of box built
Scratch build details and antenna.
Painted and weathered by airbrush and oil colours
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