Trumpeter 02274 P-51 B Mustang  [TP02274]

The P-51 have been developed in 1940 at Britain's request?The model was in reality built within a 120-day limitation. It ended up the Royal Air Force that bestowed the nickname "Mustang" regarding type. In December 1943, P-51Bs first joined combat combined with the 354th Fighter amount of the 9th Air Force in England. Most of the P-51B/C in combat status wound up being assigned towards the 8th and 9th atmosphere Forces in England With a substandard amount doing combat chores with all the current 12th and fifteenth U.S.A.A.F?s in Italy and surrounding areas. The P-51B/C was certainly the prime variation from December 1943 until March 1944 the period the P-51D began to are available in amount along with the 8th A.F. However the P-51B/C stayed common before center of 1944 and remained in combat till the conclusion related to conflict. For the 1,357,000 combat hours flown by the P-51?s in many theatres of war. . plus much more or less 400,000 of quantity by the ever current B?s and C?s. General traits P-51B/C? Energy plant?One Packard V-1650-3(license-built Rolls-Royce Merlin) Wingspan?11.28 m Length?9.83 m Height?4.16 m Wing area?21.83 sq m bodyweight? empty 4445 kg maximum.5080 kg Max. rate? 708 km/h roof? 12,740 m Max. range? 2010 kilometer

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