Tamiya 1/48 North American F-51D Mustang Korean WWII #61044  [61044]

Armed with six .50 caliber device firearms, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for each inboard caliber device firearms, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for every inboard gun and 270 rounds for the other four, plus underwing pylons for auxiliary fuel tanks of 1000lb bombs, the Mustang had been a true fighter pilots airplane. At the conclusion of WW2, Mustangs were functioning all over the globe, flying in many countries air forces.

As soon as the Korean conflict broke out, countless F (for fighter) 51's were in Japan awaiting scraping. Because they possessed the sluggish rate maneuverability that has been absent inside brand new jets then entering solution, the F-51 had been ideal to utilize ahead Air Controllers (FAC's) on a lawn in Korea. The main downside to the was the F-51's fluid cooled motor susceptibility to anti-aircraft and little hands fire whenever attacking ground objectives. This result in the Mustang to truly have the highest loss ratio of any aircraft in Korea. A total of 194 had been lost in 3 years, with only 10 being downed in combat with other aircraft.