1/32 Trumpeter P-51B Mustang 02274

Product introduction:

The P-51 was designed in 1940 at Britain’s request. The prototype was constructed within a 120-day limit. It was the Royal Air Force that bestowed the nickname “Mustang” on the type. In December 1943, P-51Bs first entered combat with the 354th Fighter Group of the 9th Air Force in England. The bulk of the P-51B/C in combat status were assigned to the 8th and 9th Air Forces in England With a lesser number doing combat chores with the 12th and 15th U.S.A.A.F′s in Italy and surrounding areas. The P-51B/C was the prime variant from December 1943 until March 1944 at which time the P-51D began to appear in quantity with the 8th A.F. However, the P-51B/C remained predominant until the middle of 1944 and remained in combat till the end of the conflict. Of the 1,357,000 combat hours flown by the P-51′s in all theatres of war and approximately 400,000 of that quantity by the ever present B′s and C′s.

• General characteristics: P-51B/C
• Power plant: One Packard V-1650-3 (license-built Rolls-Royce Merlin)
• Wingspan: 11.28 m
• Length: 9.83 m
• Height: 4.16 m
• Wing area: 21.83 sq m
• Weight: empty 4445 kg max. 5080 kg
• Max. speed: 708 km/h
• Ceiling: 12,740 m
• Max. range: 2010 km

• Item No: 02274
• Bar Code: 9580208022741
• Scale: 1/32
• Item Type: Static Aircraft
• Model Brief – Length: 308 mm; Wingspan: 352.5 mm
• Total Parts: 356pcs
• Photo Etched Parts: 2 pcs
• Film Parts: 1 pcs
• Total Sprues: 13pcs ,3 rubber tires
• Paint Schemes:
• 1) P-51B-5NA (NA.104) (43-6315), Ding Hao! Major Jim Howard, CO of 356th FS/354th FG, January 1943
• 2) P-51B-15NA (43-24857), 90, Sweet Clara II, 319th
• Released Date 2007-11
• More Features: The kit consists of 322 parts in plastic with an additional 3 TPR tires, 17 clear plastic parts for canopy , 2 frets of etched parts, clear fuselage