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USAF North American F-51 Mustang Fighter - 44-12943/FF-943 "Was that too fast?", 18th Fighter Bomber Group, Chinhae Airfield, South Korea, 1951 (1:72 Scale)
USAF North American F-51 Mustang Fighter - 44-12943/FF-943 "Was that too fast?", 18th Fighter Bomber Group, Chinhae Airfield, South Korea, 1951

Corgi USAF North American F-51 Mustang Fighter - 44-12943/FF-943 "Was that too fast?", 18th Fighter Bomber Group, Chinhae Airfield, South Korea, 1951




 
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Corgi AA27702 USAF North American F-51 Mustang Fighter - 44-12943/FF-943 "Was that too fast?", 18th Fighter Bomber Group, Chinhae Airfield, South Korea, 1951 (1:72 Scale) "Okay, let's go."
- Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower on the eve of D-Day, June 5th, 1944

No other aircraft of WWII could fly as high, go as far, or fight as hard as the famed Mustang. Piloted by a record 281 Aces, this agile and ferocious dogfighter tallied more kills than any other Allied airplane. As the bombers of the Eighth Air Force fought their way deep into Hitler's Germany, it was the Mustang that cleared the skies of Luftwaffe fighters. The powerful Rolls-Royce Merlin engine gave the Mustang a speed of 445 mph. Re-styled with an aerodynamic bubble canopy for greater visibility, and outfitted with 6 fast-firing .50 caliber machine guns, the P-51 became the best fighter of the war.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a F-51 Mustang fighter was nicknamed "Was that too fast?", and attached to the 18th Fighter Bomber Group, then deployed to Chinhae Airfield, South Korea, during 1951. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 6-1/4-inches
Length: 5-1/4-inches

Release Date: October 2017

Historical Account: "Was That Too Fast?" - At the start of the Korean War, significant numbers of Mustang fighters were available to the USAF, although most were now serving with Air National Guard units. Now designated F-51D, the Mustang was no longer the premier fighter aircraft it was in WWII, due to the advent of jet technology, but it was still a highly capable long-range strike aircraft. As a close air support aircraft, the Korean War Mustang dropped more napalm and fired more rockets than any other aircraft involved in the conflict, as it served with four air forces in support of United Nations. It was also involved in some of the first spiralling dogfights with the new Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter. Highly susceptible to the latest anti-aircraft defenses, many close air support Mustangs were lost during the Korean conflict.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Spinning propeller
  • Opening canopy
  • Interchangeable landing gear
  • Interchangeable wing flaps allowing the collector to choose between up and down positions
  • Comes with display stand

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