P51B Mustang 1/72 Scale Kit

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P51B Mustang 1/72 Scale Kit

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and
fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was
designed in 1940 by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British
Purchasing Commission for license-built Curtiss P-40 fighters. The prototype NA-73X airframe
was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed and first flew on 26
October.

P-51B
1,988 built at Inglewood. First production version to be equipped with the Merlin engine.
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