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North American Aviation P-51D Mustang – Down for Double, 355th FG USAAF, RAF Steeple Morden 1945 (Nose Art Panel)

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Corgi Aviation 1/72 scale US32226: North American P-51D Mustang Down for Double of 354th FS, 355th FG, USAAF, Gordon Graham, Cambridgeshire, England, 1945. One of the Nose Art series, with a large scale panel showing the aircrafts Nose Art insignia. Limited Edition of 1,410 models, intended mainly for US issue.

Length 5.25 inches Wingspan 6.25 inches

Lt Col Gordon Graham claimed seven aerial and 9.5 victories during his time in the European Theatre. All of these kills came while flying the P-51. He was assigned to the 355th FG’s HQ flight, whose aircraft featured the unique white nose colours seen here, as well as the white letter C on the rudder tip. The 355th FG ended the war with 502 strafing victories ? the highest air-to ground tally unit in the Eighth Air Force. Its pilots also shot down 365.5 enemy aircraft. Lt Col Gordon Graham claimed seven aerial and 9.5 strafing victories during his time in the European Theatre. All of these kills came while flying the P-51. He was assigned to the 355th FG’s HQ flight, whose aircraft featured the unique white nose colours seen here, as well as the white letter C on the rudder tip. The 355th FG ended the war with 502 strafing victories ? the highest air-to-ground tally of any fighter unit in the Eighth Air Force. Its pilots also shot down 365.5 enemy aircraft.

Designed to meet an RAF requirement for fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-51 Mustang was first flown on October 26th, 1940. This versatile aircraft was capable of escorting bombers on long-range missions, engaging in dogfights, and dropping down to destroy German targets on the ground. At least eight versions of the P-51 were produced, but it was the definitive P-51D that gave the Mustang its classic warbird appearance. Britain and the US both tested the airframe with the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which gave the aircraft tremendous performance gains. The Truman Senate War Investigating Committee called the Mustang “the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence.”

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Weight 1.3 kg