Construction & painting required Paints glues & brushes not included In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor Raid America embarked on an audacious plan to strike at the very heart of the Japanese nation & post clear intentions of their resolve for ultimate victory On 18th April 1942 sixteen B-25B Mitchell bombers lifted off the relatively short deck of USS Hornet & set course for Tokyo &8211; crewed by volunteers each man would become an American hero ...

Construction & painting required Paints glues & brushes not included The role of medium bomber proved to be one of the most crucial during the Second World War & after something of a challenging service introduction the North American B-25 Mitchell developed into a highly successful aircraft Seeing service in every theatre of operation the B-25 was the most versatile aircraft of its type fulfilling a multitude of tactical roles in many different operating environments Arguably the most famous action involving the North American B-25 Mitchell came just after 8am on 18th April 1942 when sixteen of the bombers lifted off the relatively short deck of USS Hornet & set course for Japan Intended as a strike at the heart of the Japanese Empire who had infamously attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor this audacious & heroic raid illustrated the resolve of the American people & the determination of their military forces to strive for victory The early B-25B aircraft used on the Doolittle Raid performed well but were already in the process of being upgraded The later CD model (different letters were used to denote the manufacturer) proved to be the definitive version of this extremely effective medium bomber & was the first truly mass produced version of the aircraft An extremely rugged & versatile aircraft the Mitchell saw service as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft off the coast of Florida & as a strike bomber in the deserts of North Africa proving successful at both Some of the later versions of the B-25 became the most heavily armed aircraft of the war with no less than 18 machine guns & an array of other offensive weaponry With a solid nose housing 8 heavy guns these aircraft were lethal gunships capable of destroying anything in its line of fire ...

Airfix A0536 North American F-51D Mustang Scale 148 Model Kit As arguably the finest fighter aircraft of WWII the Mustang went on to be selected as the USAF primary piston engined fighter after the war with all other types relegated to secondary roles or withdrawn from service ...

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Construction & painting required Paints glues & brushes not included In Royal Air Force service the capable North American B-25CD Mitchell tactical medium bomber was designated the Mitchell II with the RAF being the only force to operate the type of raids into occupied Europe from bases in Britain In the weeks following the D-Day landings RAF Mitchells were sent to operate from advanced airfields in France to provide support for advancing Allied ground units ...

As its history was very much connected to British requirements it is no surprise that the Mustang was used extensively by the Royal Air Force during WWII from the early Allison powered Mustang I to the Dallas produced Packard Merlin powered IVa The final victory for a WWII RAF Mustang belonged to Norwegian ace Werner Christie who was flying his personal machine KH790 Following the conclusion of a successful bomber escort mission over Germany Christie led his Mustangs in search of Luftwaffe fighters Flying above Finow airfield he noticed a flight of Fw 190s & immediately dived to attack His first burst of fire caught the wing of an unsuspecting Focke Wulf blowing half of the wing off & sending the fighter spiralling into the ground This would be Christie&8217;s eleventh & final victory of the war Regarded as one of the most successful aircraft of all time & something of an American classic the Mustang actually came into production following a British requirement for additional fighters Rather than licence build the Curtiss P-40 fighters the British were looking for North American Aviation promised a totally new aircraft which would be superior to the P-40 A proud boast from this relatively new manufacturer but could they pull it off? In record time they built a prototype aircraft which showed great promise & the British immediately placed a large order Originally powered by the American Allison V-1710 engine the Mustang I was faster than the Spitfire & possessed greater range but at higher altitudes the performance significantly dropped off In an attempt to rectify this deficiency the Mustang was married with the successful & combat proven Rolls-Royce Merlin engine & the rest is history &8211; the Merlin powered Mustang was a superb fighting aeroplane Dimensions 221 x 75 x 221 Scale 172 Limited Edition Yes Limited Edition Size 1300 Wingspan 155mm Age Suitability 14 ...

As the North American Mustang was developed as a direct result of a British Air Ministry requirement it is somehow fitting that the RAF & Commonwealth air forces used the aircraft extensively during WWII The British designation for the later P-51D version was Mustang IV with the Dallas built P-51K which used a different Aeroproducts propeller referred to as the Mustang IVa ...

Without doubt one of the finest fighter aircraft in the history of flight the North American Mustang owed much to British ingenuity in bringing out its many exceptional qualities Originally designed in response to a British request for a capable single engined fighter the Mustang was transformed as a fighting aircraft by replacing the original Allison V-12 engine with the ubiquitous Rolls-Royce Merlin powerplant Its performance was further enhanced when an ingenious British light weight drop tank was developed to further extend its range & allow it to escort USAAF bombers all the way to their targets deep into Germany Manufactured from laminated & glued craft paper these single use drop tanks were far lighter than their costly metal counterparts but provided enough additional fuel for up to eight hours flying time Now the USAAF formations would attempt to coax German fighters into the air so that supporting Mustangs could begin the final destruction of the Luftwaffe but not before they had jettisoned their under-wing paper fuel tanks Dimensions 22 x 75 x 22 Scale 172 Limited Edition Size 1100 Wingspan 155mm Age Suitability 14 ...

The North American P51 Mustang is viewed as one of the iconic American fighters of the Second World War Designed to an RAF



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A thoroughbred fighting aeroplane the P-51D Mustang was produced in greater numbers than any other variant & introduced a number of improvements over earlier models With a new wing design teardrop canopy & lower rear fuselage the P-51D was the mount of many USAAF aces & became the primary US fighter in the European Theatre following its introduction in mid 1944 ...