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USAAF North American P-51D Mustang Fighter - "Cripes A' Mighty 3rd", 486th Fighter Squadron, 352d Fighter Group, 1944 (1:32 Scale)
USAAF North American P-51D Mustang Fighter - Cripes A' Mighty 3rd, 486th Fighter Squadron, 352d Fighter Group, 1944

Unimax Forces of Valor USAAF North American P-51D Mustang Fighter - 'Cripes A' Mighty 3rd', 486th Fighter Squadron, 352d Fighter Group, 1944




 
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Forces of Valor 80223 USAAF North American P-51D Mustang Fighter - "Cripes A' Mighty 3rd", 486th Fighter Squadron, 352d Fighter Group, 1944 (1:32 Scale) "Why should we have a navy at all? There are no enemies for it to fight except apparently the Army Air Force."
- General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the US 8th Army Air Force, after WWII

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.

Pictured here is a 1:32 scale diecast replica of a US North American P-51D Mustang fighter that was assigned to the 486th Fighter Squadron. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 11.5 inches
Length: 11 inches

Release Date: February 2007

Historical Account: The 352nd Fighter Group was one of the most highly decorated USAAF Fighter Groups in World War II, producing many leading aces of the war. The 352nd was composed of three squadrons: (the 328th, 486th and 487th Fighter Squadrons). Once deployed to the European Theater of Operations (ETO), the group was eventually headquartered in Bodney, England before being forward deployed to Belgium. It performed a variety of missions for the Eighth Air Force, but predominantly served as bomber escort. After the war the unit was transferred to the District of Columbia Air National Guard and redesignated the 113th Fighter Group.

Features
  • Diecast metal and plastic construction
  • Retractable landing gear
  • Fully articulated control surfaces
  • Opening cockpit
  • Accurate markings and insignia

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