Trumpeter 02283 RAF Mustang III (P-51B/C)  [TP02283]

The P-51 was designed in 1940 at Britain's request?The prototype ended up being built within a 120-day limit. It absolutely was the Royal Air Force that bestowed the nickname "Mustang" on kind. In December 1943, P-51B first joined combat aided by the 354th Fighter number of the 9th Air Force in England. The bulk of the P-51B in combat status had been assigned on 8th and 9th Air Forces in England With an inferior number doing combat chores because of the 12th and 15th U.S.A.A.F in Italy and surrounding areas. The P-51B ended up being the prime variant from December 1943 until March 1944 at which time the P-51D began to can be found in quantity utilizing the 8th A.F. However, the P-51B remained prevalent until the center of 1944 and stayed in combat till the end for the conflict. For the 1,357,000 combat hours flown by the P-51?s in every theatres of war?and approximately 400,000 of the quantity by the ever present B?s.

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