The P-51 Mustang was designed in 1940 and requested by Great Britain. Mustangs served in nearly every active combat zone, including the Pacific where they escorted B-29s from Iwo Jima to Japan. Between 1941 and 1945, the Army Air Force ordered 14,855 Mustangs (including A-36A dive bomber and F-6 photo-reconnaissance versions), of which 7,956 were P-51Ds with the "bubble" canopy and heavier armament. P-51Ds were partly an interceptor and primarily for close support of ground forces roles. P-51s served with Reserve and National Guard units until 1957.
Please see the paint guide below for Trumpeter’s suggested colors.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/32
Parts: 296
Length: 12.2”
Wingspan: 13.9”
- Painting and assembly required
- Photo-etched parts
- 12 sprues and 3 rubber tires
- Clear parts
- Decals
- Includes instructions
- Film instrument panel
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Paint Guides:
1. P-51D 44-15459 (HL-B), John J. Voll, 308 Sqn., 31FG, 306FS, Italy, 1944
Interior Green
Flat Black
Silver
Neutral Grey
Field Green
Orange Yellow
Mahogany
Wood Brown
Burnt Iron
Gold
Steel or Metal Black
Insignia Yellow
Red
Olive Drab
Tire Black
2. P-51D, Wallace Hopkins, Captain 374 FS, France, 1944
Interior Green
Flat Black
Silver
Neutral Grey
Field Green
Orange Yellow
Mahogany
Wood Brown
Burnt Iron
Gold
Steel or Metal Black
Insignia Yellow
Olive Drab
Tire Black
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