1/48 N America P-51D Mustang, "Tuskegee Airmen"

Product Description

This is a Tamiya 1/48 Scale assembly and painting required plastic model kit of the North American P-51 Mustang, a legendary American single-seat, single-engine fighter of the Second World War. This 1/48 scale assembly kit depicts the P-51D variant flown by the men of the famous 332nd Fighter Group/Air Expeditionary Wing, commonly known as "The Tuskegee Airmen". Model kit features: Kit features recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit with seated pilot figure, boxed-in wheel wells, optional position flaps and radiator shutter, drop tanks (x2), separate propeller blades, multipart canopy and canopy mask. Decals and painting reference for 3 'Red Tail' aircraft: 'Bunnie' of Capt Roscoe Brown, 100th FS, 332nd FG; 'Duchess Arlene of Lt Robert W Williams, 100th FS,332nd FG and 'AI*3' of the 99th FS, 332nd FG. *ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN: Nicknamed the "Red Tails" and sometimes called the "Red-Tailed Angels" because of the distinctive crimson paint on the vertical stabilizers of the unit's aircraft, the Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots of the U.S. military. The "Red Tails" Squadron was an outstanding combat unit, and the squadron's impressive combat record in World War II merits special mention. As a unit, the 332nd was awarded with a number of Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) as well as being credited for shooting down some 109 Luftwaffe aircrafts. By the war's end, pilots of the 332nd were decorated with a total of 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 8 Purple Hearts, 14 Bronze Stars, 744 Air Medals, and several Silver Stars.