Fighter USA North American P-51D Mustang Tamiya-61040

Description

The North American P-51D Mustang, an icon of World War II, was a masterpiece of aerial engineering. It was equipped with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which could reach speeds of up to 700 km/h, far exceeding contemporary German fighters. It had an effective range of 1,600 km, which made it very effective as an escort fighter for Allied bombers in bombing raids over Germany. The sleek silhouette of its fuselage and its distinctive nose with a series of .50 caliber machine guns made it particularly lethal…