Trumpeter 02283 1/32 RAF MUSTANG III (P-51B/C) Aus Decals

 

The P-51 was designed in 1940 at Britain's request?The prototype was constructed within a 120-day limit. It was the Royal Air Force that bestowed the nickname Mustang" on the type. In December 1943, P-51B first entered combat with the 354th Fighter Group of the 9th Air Force in England. The bulk of the P-51B in combat status were assigned to the 8th and 9th Air Forces in England With a lesser number doing combat chores with the 12th and 15th U.S.A.A.F in Italy and surrounding areas. The P-51B was the prime variant from December 1943 until March 1944 at which time the P-51D began to appear in quantity with the 8th A.F.