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Flying Mule Pack PK0001 *Mule Pack* USAAF 4th FG, 2-Piece P-51B Mustang Bundle 1:72 Scale     Length     Width North American P-51B Mustang     5.25"     6.25" North American P-51B Mustang     5.25"     6.25" CG-US37101 P-51B Mustang "Missouri Mauler", USAAF 4th FG Captain Willard "Millie" Millikan was a member of the elite 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, one of the most successful air combat units of WWII. Though he washed out with the USAAC and showed little promise during subsequent flight training with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Millikan went on to become a P-51B ace with 13 kills to his credit. Though often eclipsed by its more famous sibling, the bubble-topped P-51D, it was the P-51B that had the greatest positive impact on the German bomber war. The P-51B/C equipped almost all of the 8th and 9th Air Force fighter squadrons in Europe, and it also served in the Far East and in the Mediterranean. By the end of the war, the P-51B/C still accounted for almost half of the P-51s in service. Millikan's P-51B combat career ended on May 30, 1944 during a freelance sweep near Wittenburg in support of returning bombers. Millikan and wingman Lt. Young were attempting to dodge heavy flak when their aircraft collided and both pilots were forced to bail out. Millikan was captured by the enemy and spent many months as a prisoner of war. He eventually escaped captivity but returned to the 4th Fighter Group too late to return to operations. After the war, Millikan joined the Air National Guard and saw combat in Korea. He ended his military career as a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, Andrews Air Force Base. CG-US37102 P-51B Mustang "Sharngri-La", USAAF 4th FG Don Gentile had claimed 21.8 aerial and six ground strafing kills by April 1944. This tally prompted Gen. Eisenhower to sub him a “one-man air force.” Trained in Canada after being rejected by the USAAC, Gentile claimed his first kill with the RAF in Spitfires. He then scored two in USAAF spitfires and four in P-47s, before converting onto the P-51st claiming an additional 15.5 up to April 13, 1944. The majority of his claims came in this aircraft, which became one of the best-known P-51s of the Eighth Air Force in WII. It was written off at the end of Gentile’s last mission n April 13, 1944. He clipped the ground at Debden while eating up the airfield for the attending press, who had gathered to welcome him back from his final sortie. The aircraft broke its back in the resulting crash-landing. Gentile as subsequently killed in a post-war flying accident. Flying Mule Pack The Flying Mule's "Mule Packs" offer hand-picked product combinations at low, low prices. Load up today and save $$$. Note: The product selections are final and no substitutions are possible. [See more Flying Mule Pack products] North American P-51B Mustang Designed to meet an urgent British requirement for fighters for the Royal Air Force, the P51 was first flown on October 26th, 1940. [See more North American P-51B Mustang products] North American P-51B Mustang Designed to meet an urgent British requirement for fighters for the Royal Air Force, the P51 was first flown on October 26th, 1940. [See more North American P-51B Mustang products]