WOW443 RAF Mustang

Description

The North American Mustang was possibly the best piston engine fighter ever made. The P51’s ability to offer long range fighter escort, gave the Allied heavy bombers the capability to take the war to the heart of Germany.

The P51 had a remarkable birth, the engineering prototype was designed and built in 102 days, by a team headed by J.H Kindleberger of North American Aviation, in response to a requirement for the RAF. The P51 proved initially to be a great aircraft at low level flight, but not so great at higher levels flight which was required for bomber escort. With the Allison engine replace by a Rolls Royce Merlin variant, modifications to armament and pilot view, the Mustang was then transformed. Serving in all WW2 theatres, in all roles, meeting Axis piston fighters on equal terms, providing long range bomber escort and also operating in the ground attack role.

Later the Mustang went on to serve in the Korean war and was still being used during the 1970’s during Central American conflicts.

WOW443: Our first Mustang on offer this month is a very attractive variant that served with the RAF in Italy.
The RAF in the Mediterranean theatre received 277 Mk III Mustangs and 46 Mk IV Mustangs. After WW2 the last land based Mustangs with 64 Sqn, were replaced with De Havilland Hornets in 1946. Whilst in 1947 Tempest Mk VI’s replaced the last Mustangs in service with 213 Cyprus based squadron. This 1/30 scale version limited to 2 pieces worldwide and priced at $699 plus postage.

The K&C figures and TG accessories are not included with the model and are shown for scale comparison purposes only.