• Mustang P-51 Fighter WWII Airplane Model - GearMeeUp
  • Mustang P-51 Fighter WWII Airplane Model - GearMeeUp
  • Mustang P-51 Fighter WWII Airplane Model - GearMeeUp
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Mustang P-51 Fighter WWII Airplane Model

Mustang P-51 Fighter WWII Airplane Model

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The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a design team headed by James Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October.


The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin resulted in the P-51B/C (Mustang Mk III) model and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000 ft (4,600 m) (without sacrificing range), allowing it to compete with the Luftwaffe's fighters.[9] The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66, and was armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns.

P-51 Mustangs

From late 1943, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944.[11] The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian and Pacific theatres. During World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft.

P 51 Mustang.

Details:

  • Material: Plastic
  • Plastic Type: ABS
  • Warning: Choking Hazard
  • Scale: 1:48
  • Vehicle: Airplanes
  • Age Range: > 6 years old
  • Model: P51 Mustang Fighter
  • Type: Fighter
CHOKING HAZARD: All of our figurines are for Adult Collectors and not suitable for children under 15 years of age. They may contain sharp points, small parts that are choking hazards, and other elements not for children under 3 years of age.
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