AIR02098 - Airfix - 1/72 N.A.P51 D/K Mustang - WWHP113324

AIR02098 - Airfix - 1/72 N.A.P51 D/K Mustang - WWHP113324

Preowned, Original seal, Box worn

Regarded by many as the finest single-seat piston-engined fighter of the Second World War, the North American Mustang was designed in 1940 to a British specification, with the prototype built in the astonishing span of 117 days. Development through the A, B, and C series led to the much refined D with a Packard-built Merlin of 1,450 hp, a teardrop canopy, and performance second to none: 437 mph at 25,000 feet, a ceiling of 41,900 feet, and 650 miles of range on two 75 gallon drop tanks. Famous as a long-range bomber escort in Europe, the Mustang was equally at home over the Pacific. This Airfix 1/72 kit covers Swedish and RAF postwar aircraft rather than the usual USAAF schemes.

Box contents:

• Grey styrene sprues
• Clear canopy parts
• Cockpit with pilot figure
• Six 0.5 in Browning armament detail, underwing bombs, and drop tanks
• Landing gear, wheels, and gear doors
• Waterslide decal sheet for two options: J 26 (P-51D) Mustang, 1st Squadron, F 16 Wing, Swedish Air Force, Uppsala 1945, and Mustang Mk.IVA (P-51K), No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF, Brindisi, southern Italy, June 1945
• Illustrated multilingual assembly and painting instructions