Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7701
North American Aviation P-51D Mustang "Feeble Eagle"
353rd FS, 354th FG., 1945 "Lt. Col. Glenn Eagleston"
LIMITED EDITION
1/48 scale pre-finished
Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
Professionally painted.
All markings pad applied for superb results.
Cockpit slides open.
Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
Comes with display stand.
Can be displayed with landing gear up or down.
Later in WWII the Allied bombers were flying deep into Germany but suffered tremendous losses
because of the lack of range the fighter escorts had. German fighters would wait beyond the
range of the Allied fighters and then attack the vulnerable bombers. Once the P-51 called
Mustang by the British had the Allison engine replaced with a British Merlin it possessed the high
performance that had been lacking. With drop tanks the P-51 had the range to escort bombers all
the way to Berlin and back.

As a member of the 354th FG (Pioneers) and the 353 FS during WWII Glenn Eagleston became
their top ace with 18.5 victories, 2 more probable, 7 damaged aircraft and at least 5 more
destroyed on the ground. His victories were achieved while flying almost 100 missions in P-47s
or P-51s. Eagleston quickly became known as a “fighter pilot’s fighter pilot”. On one mission
Eagleston talked another P-51 pilot; that had difficulty maintaining flight and was going to bail
out; all the way from Berlin to a safe landing in England.


Specifications for the North American Aviation P-51D Mustang

Tasks – Dive-bomber, bomber-escort, ground-attack, interceptor, photo recon

Number Produced All Variants – 14,819

Dimensions
Wing Span – 37 ft   (11.27 m)
Length – 32 ft 3 in   (9.82 m)
Height – 13 ft 8 in   (4.16 m)

Weight
Empty – 7,125 lb   (3,232 kg)
Gross – 10,100 lb   (4,581 kg)
Maximum Take-off – 11,600 lb   (5,262 kg)

Performance
Engine – Packard Merlin two-staged supercharged V-1650-7, 12 cylinder V engine 1,695 hp.
Maximum Speed – 437 mph   (703 km/h)
Ceiling – 41,900 ft   (12,771 m)
Range – 950 miles   (1,529 km)
Maximum Range – 2,300 miles   (3,701 km)

Armament
(6) .50 caliber MG
Maximum External Bomb Load – 2,000 lb   (907 kg)
Or (4) .5 inch rockets.
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