• Though known as an American fighter, the Mustang was designed for the British in 1940.
• It was also the British who gave the plane the Mustang name.
• The prototype was completed within a 120-day time limit.
• The P51-B went into service in December, 1943, serving as fighter of choice in England and Italy until March, 1944, when the P-51D (with the bubble canopy) began to appear.
• Even so, the P-51B remained in service until the end of WWII and accounted for nearly a third of all combat hours.
• Modeler has the option to build the kit with a grey, opaque fuselage or a clear fuselage to reveal extensive interior detail Includes molded grey and clear plastic parts, as well as rubber tires, photo-etched metal parts & a film insert for the instrument panel Other pluses include: a realistic cockpit with an instrument panel and material for constructing belts;, molded belts for the wing guns; intricately detailed landing gear and engine; wing rocket pods; and both drop tank and bombs options Illustrated instructions with paint and markings guide Two sheets of waterslide decals.

• Length: 12.1 in (30.8 cm)
• Wingspan: 13.9 in (35.3 cm)
• Scale: 1/32
• Parts Count: 295
• Trumpeter Product Number: 02274

1 plastic model kit

• Decal sheet includes markings for two versions
• 1. P-51B-5-NA(NA.104) 43-6315 "DING HAO!" flown by Maj James Howard, CO 365h FS/345th FG, Ninth Air Force
• 2. P-51B-15NA(43-24857), 90, Sweet Claro II, 319th FS/325th, Salvaged 7th September, 1945

• Contains small parts.
• Prevent children from from ingesting small parts or handling plastic bags.