P-51D Mustang - Yellow Nose

Plastic kit for building a North American P-51D Mustang fighter aircraft

• Scale 1:48
• Dimensions (built): length 205 mm / wingspan 236 mm
• 40+ parts
• Clear parts included
• unbuilt, unpainted
• Paint and glue not included

The P-51 Mustang, designed in 1940 after Great Britain requested.Mustangs served in nearly every active combat zone, including the Pacific where they escorted B-29s from Iwo Jima to Japan.   Between 1941 and 1945, the Army Air Force ordered 14,855 Mustangs (including A-36A dive bomber and F-6 photo-reconnaissance versions), of which 7,956 were P-51Ds with the "bubble" canopy and heavier armament.  P-51Ds were play a interceptor and primarily for close support of ground forces Role.  P-51s served with Reserve and National Guard units until 1957.