21st's version of the classic P-51 'Stang in 1:18 scale plastic replica aircraft by Ultimate Soldier. Features rotating propeller, sliding canopy, retractable landing gear and tail wheel, detailed cockpit, and articulating pilot action figure. No cutting, sanding, painting, or gluing! Prepainted and finished with major components assembling in a couple of minutes. Perfect for a static or hanging display. Orders placed today, ship out today!

Model Features:

• Plastic construction
• Rotating Propeller
• Sliding Canopy
• Plenty of Cockpit Detail
• Moderate Panel Line Detail
• Moveable Wing Flaps, Ailerons, Rudder, and Elevators
• Retractable Folding Landing Gear
• Two Removable Drop Tanks
• Iron Bombs
• Articulating 1:18 Scale Pilot
• Authentic Old Crow Paint Scheme
• For Ages 5 and Up
• Perfect for Hanging or Desk Display
• 21" Length
• 24" Wingspan

About the P-51 Mustang:

The North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. The P-51 became one of the conflict's most successful and recognizable aircraft. The P-51 flew most of its wartime missions as a bomber escort in raids over Germany, helping ensure Allied air superiority from early 1944. It also saw service against the Japanese in the Pacific War. The Mustang began the Korean War as the United Nations' main fighter but was supplanted as a fighter by jets early in the conflict, being relegated to a ground attack role. Nevertheless, it remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. Despite being economical to produce, the Mustang was a well-made and rugged aircraft. The definitive version of the single-seat fighter was powered by the Packard V-1650-3, a two-stage two-speed supercharged 12-cylinder Packard-built version of the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, and armed with six aircraft versions of the .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns. Like most other fighters that used a liquid-cooled engine, its weakness was a coolant system that could be punctured by a single bullet.

About Old Crow:

Clarence "Bud" Anderson is a WWII Triple Ace who flew the P-51 Mustang, "Old Crow" while assigned to the 357th Fighter Group "Yoxford Boys", 8th Air Force, Leiston Field, United Kingdom. The 357th Fighter Group was credited with shooting down 609 1/2 enemy aircraft in only 15 months, a pace no other fighter group equaled. The 357th also produced 42 Aces (pilots with five or more victories in the air), more than any other group. Bud was the leading Ace of the 363rd Fighter Squadron with 16 1/4 victories. At 84, Bud is an active pilot, maintaining his Certified Flight Instructor Rating (CFI) and still flies a P-51, restored exactly as his "Old Crow" at air shows and other events.