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| | Code: GM-51004 
Status: Sold out - Discontinued
We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | GMP 51004
North American P-51D Mustang Diecast Model
USAAF 332nd FG, 100th FS Tuskegee Airmen, "Duchess Arlene", Robert Williams | Limited Edition
1000
Pieces Worldwide |
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| 1:35 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| North American P-51D Mustang | | 11" | | 12.75" |
The Tuskegee Airmen were formed In 1941. The Army Air Force began training black Americans as military pilots in Alabama at Tuskegee's Moton Field and Tuskegee Army Air Field. There assignments were to fly escort and conduct combat missions throughout the Mediterranean and were collectively known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Flying over 200 missions as heavy bomber escorts, they never lost a fighter to an enemy fighter. Lt. Robert Williams flew 50 combat missions during the war. Williams flew from Italy with the 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force destroying two enemy aircraft between 1944-1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters and the Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation. After the war he wrote the original manuscript for the award winning 1995 HBO film "The Tuskegee Airmen" his character was portrayed by actor Laurence Fishburne. Now you can own a piece of the Tuskegee history with our 1:35 replica. Features include fully functional landing gear, flaps, rudder, a sliding canopy, and removable engine cowling. Each replica is serialized, with a limited production run, So Hurry and order your's today! Bonus 96pg. book included with purchase. Mustang Aces of the Ninth & Fifteenth Air Forces & the RAF by Jerry Scutts. This book features numerous stories on the men and their mustangs during the war with rare photos. Made from tooling and dies engineered for die-casting metal, this is a heavy piece with a wingspan measuring approx. 14 inches. 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 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc. The GMP range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. GMP diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Selected moveable control surfaces.
- Functional extending/retracting landing gear.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
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