Trumpeter 02402 1/24 North American P-51B/C Mustang III

The 1943 saw the introduction of a new US fighter in Europe, the North American P-51 B (built in Inglewood, CA), and the identical C variant (built in Dallas, TX). On May 5, 1943, the B variant flew first; on August 5, 1943, the C variant took its first flight. One thousand nine hundred eighty-eight of the B variants were produced, while only 1,750 C variants came off the assembly line. On December 1, 1943, the P-51B Mustang participated in its initial combat mission. It would go on to cover bombers to Berlin in March of 1944. This model authentically replicates the Mustang III from the RAF Polish Squadron flown by Polish ace S/Ldr Eugeniusz Horbaczews in June 1944. This 1/24 scale model authentically replicates the North American Mustang in two variants P-51B or P-51C. 

Includes

• Plastic parts
• Waterslide decals
• Detailed instruction manual