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

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

Sketched away in a brand new York city resort in April 1940, the united states Aviation Corporation NA73X went on to be one of the best fighters in the future out of World War 2. The U.S. Army Air Corps provided it the title of P (for Pursuit) 51, and it ended up being named Mustang by the British. Of this several variations for the Mustang, the P-51D is the definitive variation and had been the first ever to have the bubble canopy. More "D" models were built than any other variant, with a total of 9,603 being produced. Armed with six .50 caliber device firearms, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for every inboard weapon and 270 rounds for the other four, plus underwing pylons for auxiliary gas tans or 1000lb bombs, the Mustang ended up being a true fighter pilots airplane. By the end of WW2, Mustangs had been functioning all over the world, flying in many nations atmosphere forces. When the Korean conflict broke out, hundred of F (for fighters) 51's were in Japan waiting for scraping. Simply because they possessed too slow speed maneuverability that has been missing within the brand new jets then entering solution, the F-51 had been perfect to use ahead Air Controllers (FAC's) on the ground in Korea. The major drawback to the had been the F-51's fluid cooled engine susceptibility to anti aircraft and little hands fire when attacking ground objectives. This caused the Mustang to truly have the highest loss ratio of any aircraft in Korea. A complete of 194 had been lost in three years, with only 10 being downed in combat with other aircraft.