Tamiya 60754 - 1/72 North American F-51D Mustang - Korean War WWII  [60754]

In regards to the Us F-51D Mustang (Korean War)

Sketched out in a New York town hotel in April 1940, the North American Aviation Corporation NA73X went on to be among the best fighters in the future from World War 2. The U.S. Army Air Corps gave it the name of P (for Pursuit) 51, therefore had been named Mustang by the British. For the a few variations of Mustang, the P-51D is the definitive variation and had been the first to have the bubble canopy. More "D" models had been built than any other variant, with an overall total of 9,603 being produced. Armed with six .50 caliber machine weapons, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for every single inboard gun and 270 rounds for one other four, plus underwing pylons for auxiliary gas tans or 1000lb bombs, the Mustang was a genuine fighter pilots airplane. By the end of WW2, Mustangs had been functioning all around the globe, traveling in many countries air forces. If the Korean conflict broke down, hundred of F (for fighters) 51's had been in Japan awaiting scraping. Simply because they possessed too slow rate maneuverability that has been absent in the new jets then entering service, the F-51 was perfect to use Forward Air Controllers (FAC's) on a lawn in Korea. The major drawback to this ended up being the F-51's liquid cooled engine susceptibility to anti aircraft and little hands fire whenever attacking ground goals. This caused the Mustang to truly have the greatest loss ratio of any aircraft in Korea. An overall total of 194 had been lost in 36 months, with only 10 being downed in combat with other aircraft.