1/48 P-51D Mustang 413691 "Passion Wagon" Capt. Charles E "Chuck" Weaver 362nd FS 357th FG 1944
From Hobby Master
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Length: 8"
Width: 9.25"
*1/48 scale pre-finished
*Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic
*Professionally painted
*All markings pad applied for superb results
*Cockpit slides open
*Comes with a pilot that can be removed
*Comes with display stand
*Can be displayed with landing gear up or down
Later in WWII the Allied bombers were flying deep into Germany but suffered tremendous losses because of the lack of range the fighter escorts had. German fighters would wait beyond the range of the Allied fighters and then attack the vulnerable bombers. Once the P-51 called Mustang by the British had the Allison engine replaced with a British Merlin it possessed the high performance that had been lacking. With drop tanks the P-51 had the range to escort bombers all the way to Berlin and back.
North American P-51D named “Passion Wagon” was originally piloted by Major Arval Roberson from the 362nd FS/357th FG and the provocative nude nose art was the first female applied by mechanic Bob Child. Roberson completed his tour of duty with 6 victories and “Passion Wagon” was re-assigned to Captain Charles “Chuck” Weaver who kept the pin up girl nose art. The aircraft eventually moved on and became “Gypsy”. Captain Weaver became an Ace downing 4 Bf-109’s, 3 Fw-190’s and 1 Me-262’s.
Our Price:
MYR318.00
Discontinued
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