P-51D Mustang "Betty Jane" - 1/24 scale model

by Toys and Models

Product Features

• Handcarved Mahogany Wood Model Airplane
• Handcrafted and Handpainted
• Comes with base stand ready to display
• Comes with base stand ready for display

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 18.2 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000U7TXT2
• Item model number: AP51TADT
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,721 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Tuskegee Airmen was the popular name of a group of African American pilots who flew with distinction during World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen were initially equipped with P-40 warhawks, briefly with P-39 Airacobras, later with P-47 Thunderbolts and finally with the P-51 Mustang, the airplane in which they became most identifed with. The P-51 Mustang is a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft and became one of the conflict's most successful and recognizable aircraft. The P-51 Mustang is credited for providing very effective long range bomber escort. The Allied daylight bombing campaign proved extremely successful by strangling the support lines of the enemy and nearly stopping the production of war-time machinery. The P-51 Mustang and the crew who had flown them saved lives in the skies and on the ground. The concept of the P-51 Mustang began more than three years before the first daylight bombing missions and the heavy losses. It was often accepted that the P-51 Mustang was designed to be an escort fighter. By the time heavy bomber losses were at hand, the P-51B and P-51C, with outstanding range, were already in production and being delivered to bases in England. The North American Mustang was the immediate choice and the bombers fondly called them as "little friends". With the hard work of warbird fanatics around the world, there are about 280 P-51s that still exist today with more than half still airworthy. A few remaining P-51s have the distinction of serving for more than 30 years with almost four different air forces around the world.

Product Description

This high quality replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base