Description:
P-51 B/C Mustang Expert Set
Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a U.S. WWII Fighter Aircraft P-51 Mustang, B and C variants (also allows Mustang Mk III and F6C versions). B and C variants where identical, except for the fact that they were manufactured in different plants. Both saw service under RAAF as part of lend-lease program. Their British designation was Mustang III.
Kit includes paint mask for both canopy and wheels, PE detail parts and decal sheet for 7 different markings. Kit consists of about 100 plastic parts.
Markings detail:
- P-51B-5-NA Mustang, 43-6315/AJ-A, “Ding Hao”, pilot: Maj. James H. Howard MH, 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, Boxted UK, April 1944.
- P-51C-11-NT Mustang, 44-10816/278, “Evalina”, pilot: 1st Lt. Oliver E. Strawbridge, 26th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group, China, January 1945. Kit also includes Japanese markings of the captured aeroplane in 1945 (pilot Maj. Yasuhiko Kuroe).
- Mustang III, KH516/WC-F, pilot: Kpt. Jerzy Mencel DFC, 309 Squadron Polish Air Force, shot down Me-262 jet fighter on 9 April 1945.
- F-6C-1-NT Mustang, 42-03213/IX-H, “Azel”/”Boomerang”, 162nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, Chalgrove UK. Aeroplane flown by several pilots during D-Day preparations in Spring 1944.
- Mustang III, FB244/CV-V, 3 Squadron RAAF, Fano in Italy, April 1944. Aeroplane flown by several pilots mainly in ground support role.
- P-51C-10-NT Mustang, 43-25045/C3-W, “Snookie”, pilot: Lt. Edward T. Pawlak, 382nd Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group, France, July 1944.
*Note that brand only has detailed 6 markings, but 7 paint schemas are provided.
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