Postage Stamp Planes 1:100 P-51D Mustang USAAF 332nd FG, 100th FS Tuskegee

Description

Postage Stamp Planes 5342-7
North American P-51D Mustang Diecast Model
USAAF 332nd FG, 100th FS Tuskegee Airmen, #44-15648 Lolipoop II, Spurgeon Ellington, Ramatelli, Italy, 1944
1:100 Scale
Length
Width
North American P-51D Mustang
3.75"
4.5"
The Tuskegee Airmen of 332nd FG, or "Red Tails" as they were also known, were the first African-American military aviators in the United States armed forces.
North American P-51D Mustang
Designed to meet an RAF requirement for fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-51 Mustang was first flown on October 26th, 1940. This versatile aircraft was capable of escorting bombers on long-range missions, engaging in dogfights, and dropping down to destroy German targets on the ground. At least eight versions of the P-51 were produced, but it was the definitive P-51D that gave the Mustang its classic warbird appearance. Britain and the US both tested the airframe with the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which gave the aircraft tremendous performance gains. The Truman Senate War Investigating Committee called the Mustang "the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence."
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Postage Stamp Planes
The "Postage Stamp Planes" range presents affordable, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft.
"Postage Stamp Planes" diecast airplanes feature:
Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
Authentic ordnance loads.
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