North American P-51D Mustang
	The P-51 Mustang is the most famous of the American "big three" from World War II: those being the P-47, P-38, and P-51. Although as it's design specifications and requirements were driven entirely by the RAF in the form of an order from the British Purchasing Commission. The P-51 owes its rightful place as one of the best fighters in World War II to some highly innovative design, its low drag airframe and laminar flow wings, which allowed for some truly staggering top speed, installation of the British Rolls Royce Merlin engine replacing the American Allison completed the package resulting in one of the most charismatic aircraft of World War II. A saying came about in WWII that describes the Mustang well: "The Mustang won't do what a Spitfire does, but it does it over Berlin". P-51s had a staggering amount of fuel capacity hidden in their sleek lines, and with the addition of disposable external fuel tanks could range upwards of 2,000 miles - full operational distance for most bombers. what was required of newer fighters was speed, and the P-51 had it in droves; it was faster than almost everything in the air, climbed reasonably well, and suffered much less high speed maneuverability loss than most of its opponents, due to the wing design. The P-51D Mustang can truly be described as one of the greatest warbirds of all time.
Scale 1:72     Wingspan 6.17" (156 mm)    Base size 7.67" (195 mm) square (No. 5) Weight not including base 10.1 ozs (287 grams)