Trumpeter 02283 RAF Mustang III (P-51B/C) 小號手  [TP02283]

The P-51 had been designed in 1940 at Britain's request?The model ended up being constructed within a 120-day limit. It had been the Royal Air Force that bestowed the nickname "Mustang" in the type. In December 1943, P-51B first joined combat aided by the 354th Fighter band of the 9th Air Force in England. The bulk of the P-51B in combat status were assigned toward 8th and 9th atmosphere Forces in England With an inferior number doing combat chores utilizing the 12th and 15th U.S.A.A.F in Italy and surrounding areas. The P-51B ended up being the prime variant from December 1943 until March 1944 of which time the P-51D began to appear in quantity with the 8th A.F. However, the P-51B remained predominant before the center of 1944 and stayed in combat till the end associated with the conflict. Associated with 1,357,000 combat hours flown by the P-51?s in all theatres of war?and around 400,000 of the amount by the ever current B?s.

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