Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series HA7717B
North American P-51D Mustang Diecast Model
USAAF 332nd FG, 100th FS Tuskegee Airmen, #44-15569 "Bunnie", Roscoe Brown, Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945 |
| 1:48 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| North American P-51D Mustang | | 8" | | 9.25" |
Roscoe Brown received his pilot wings at Tuskgee Army Air Base and went for his fighter training in Michigan and South Carolina before being shipped off to join the other Tuskgee Airmen already in Italy. Lt. Brown arrived in Italy in July 1944 and assigned to the 100th FS of the 332nd FG. After 8 months and 60 missions Lt. Brown was Squadron Leader for a bomber escort on March 24, 1945. During this sortie he is credited with downing an Me-262 jet. In April 1945 he was promoted to Captain and made Commander of the 100th FS. By the end of the war he was credited with 2 aerial victories, 3 aircraft destroyed on the ground and 13 locomotives. He received the DFC and other metals and citations.
Designed to meet an RAF requirement for fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-51 Mustang was first flown on October 26th, 1940. This versatile aircraft was capable of escorting bombers on long-range missions, engaging in dogfights, and dropping down to destroy German targets on the ground. At least eight versions of the P-51 were produced, but it was the definitive P-51D that gave the Mustang its classic warbird appearance. Britain and the US both tested the airframe with the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which gave the aircraft tremendous performance gains. The Truman Senate War Investigating Committee called the Mustang "the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence." © Copyright 2003-2026 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Hobby Master's 1:48 scale P-51 Mustang is a well-thought-out, quality product, constructed almost entirely from diecast metal with intelligent use of plastic components. The sliding canopy opens to reveal pad printed flight controls, instrument panel and radio equipment boxes. The all-metal propeller spins freely, and the wing flaps and radiator cowling are also movable. Separately applied metal exhaust stacks have six flanged pipes on each side, and pad printed rivets can be seen on the flaps, engine cowling and rudder. Landing gear and doors are constructed as a complete subassembly for easy configuration. Releases in this series include a variety of wing mounted external fuel tanks and ordnance.
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The Hobby Master "1:48 Air Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft.
Hobby Master "1:48 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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