Airfix AX02047A

North-American P-51D Mustang + wheels masks (designed to be used with Airfix AX01004, AX01004A, AX02047 kits) [P-51D, F-51D Mustang]

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U.S. Air National Guard Pt:1 U.S. Air National; Guard Pt:1 North-American AT-6A Texan NG-290 194th FS California ANG 1950's/60's North-American F-51D Mustang 474825 NG-265 194th FS California ANG 1950's Martin RB-57B Canberra 0-21551 BA-551 165th TRS Kentucky ANG 1950's Lockheed F-104C Starfighter 60929 198th TFS Puerto Rico ANG 1967 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 0-26616 162nd TFS Ohio ANG 1968 Republic RF-84F Thunderflash 0-11862 106th TRG Alabama ANG Northrop F-89J Scorpion 32465 FV-465 178th FIS North Dakota ANG 1950's/60's

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North-American FJ-3 Fury US Navy - Part 1 Essentially a navalized version of the legendary F-86 Sabre, the FJ-3 Fury was one of the most important early jet aircraft flown by the US Navy. This new decal sheet provides complete markings for four US Navy FJ-3 Furies. Designed for the Sword kit. The options on this sheet are: US Navy FJ-3 BuNo. 139255, VF-142 US Navy FJ-3 BuNo. 135978, VF-154 US Navy FJ-3 BuNo. 136008, VF-51 US Navy FJ-3D2 BuNo. 135867, VU-3

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Model Aircraft Extra 4. Building the North-American P-51D Mustang. WAS £14.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! Marrying an American dive-bomber design and a British engine, the North-American P-51 Mustang became one of the greatest fighters of World War II. The iconic P-51 was a World War II single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber that also saw service in the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North-American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North-American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North-American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October. The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the RAF as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin resulted in the P-51B/P-51C (Mustang Mk III) model and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000ft, without sacrificing range, allowing it to compete with the Luftwaffe's fighters. The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66 and was armed with six .50 calibre M2/AN Browning machine guns. From late 1943, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944. The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian and Pacific theatres, and during World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed some 4,950-enemy aircraft. At the start of the Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the United Nations until jet fighters, including North-American's F-86, took over this role, the Mustang then became a specialised fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. In Model Aircraft Extra #4, some 15 P-51 Mustang build projects will be included, in a 'how-to' format, and continue this fantastic series modelling guides from MA Publications, the new name in scale modelling.

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North-American F-51 Mustang 1/72 Part 2 [P-51D]

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