Tamiya 300061040 - 1:48 US P-51D Mustang North American
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About the North American P-51D Mustang 8 th AF
In April 1940, drawings were sketched in a New York City hotel room for
a new fighter aircraft for the British purchasing Commission. This
fighter, the North American NA73X, became one of the best fighter
aircraft in the U.S. Army Airforce during World War II, and is known as the P-51 Mustang.
Of the several variations of this famous fighter, the P-51D is generally
accepted as the definitive Mustang and was the first production version
with the Bubble canopy. More D model Mustangs were built than all
other Mustang variants combined, with a total of 9,603 coming off
production lines. 45 squadrons of the famed U.S. 8 th Airforce, stationed
in England were equipped with the P-51D, which could now escort and
protect the heavy bombers all the way to and from targets on the European continent.
There were several major changes that set the D apart form earlier
Mustangs. One was the change from four.50 caliber machine guns to six,
three in each wing. Another was to mount the guns upright which helped
to eliminate a jamming tendency that occurred in the four gun system.
Ammunition was increased to 400 rounds per inboard gun, and 270 rounds
for each of the other four. Underwing pylons were strengthened to carry
the 110 or 165 gallon auxiliary drop tanks or 1,000 lb bomb. P-51D
Mustangs went to fight in the later Korean conflict and it last flew
combat in 1956 in the deserts to the Middle East, when Israel used
Spitfires, Messerschimitts and Mustangs together in the Mid East conflict.
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