The P-51 was arguably the greatest fighter of World War ll. It was developed in a record 102 days, with the first prototype, XP-73, with an Allison V-1710 inline engine, first flew on October 26, 1940. In December of that year it was officially named Mustang by the British. The first flight of a production Mustang took place on April 23, 1941. The Mustang initially had a lack of power at high altitudes. In view of this, the Mustang was soon mated with a two-staged supercharged, Packard built Rolls-Royce Merlin V1610 inline engine. This gave the Mustang superb high altitude capabilities up to 41,800 feet. The P-51B&C models first flew in mid-1943 and entered service over Europe in August of 1943. Numerous P-51 Mustangs of all variants still exist today and are favorites at air shows all over the world.

This particular P-51B Mustang was nicknamed "Hun Hunter From Texas". It was flown by Second Lieutenant Henry W. Brown, who was credited with 17.2 aerial victories during World War Two. He flew with the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group out of Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England in 1944. 

This Gemini Aces 1:72 scale diecast reproduction of the famous P-51 Mustang is highly detailed, and includes:
  • Detailed pilot figure
  • Landing gear with rolling rubber tires 
  • In flight gear covers
  • Two types of underwing fuel tanks
  • Movable rudder
  • Movable wing flaps
  • Display stand 
This is a limited edition, out of production and very difficult model to find. All sales are final. Shipping to the USA only.

NOTE: This is a very good price for this new, hard to find model. The ground personnel in the photographs are for show only. The box has shelf wear from extended storage and being moved around. The last photograph in the series is of an actual P-51B Mustang "Old Crow" at the Oshkosh Airshow. This is the only one available.