02274 P-51 B Mustang Trumpeter  [TP02274]

The P-51 have been developed in 1940 at Britain's request?The prototype was in fact built within a 120-day limit. It had been the Royal Air Force that bestowed the nickname "Mustang" regarding kind. In December 1943, P-51Bs first joined combat aided by the 354th Fighter wide range of the 9th Air Force in England. Most of the P-51B/C in combat status was assigned towards the 8th and 9th Air Forces in England With an inferior quantity doing combat chores with all the current 12th and fifteenth U.S.A.A.F?s in Italy and surrounding areas. The P-51B/C had been the prime variation from December 1943 until March 1944 of which time the P-51D began to can be found in amount aided by the 8th A.F. But the P-51B/C stayed common before center of 1944 and stayed in combat till the conclusion related to conflict. For the 1,357,000 combat hours flown by the P-51?s generally in most theatres of war. . and much more or less 400,000 of the volume by the ever current B?s and C?s. General faculties P-51B/C? Energy plant?One Packard V-1650-3(license-built Rolls-Royce Merlin) Wingspan?11.28 m Length?9.83 m Height?4.16 m Wing area?21.83 sq m Weight? empty 4445 kg maximum.5080 kg Max. speed? 708 km/h roof? 12,740 m Max. range? 2010 km

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