P-51 MUSTANG "BLONDIE" W.W.I.I. Fighter-Diecast Metal Airplane with Stand-Mint Condition/-CORGI Desktop Display-Perfect Gift for Collectors!
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P-51 MUSTANG "BLONDIE" WWII Fighter-Diecast Metal Airplane with Stand-Mint
Condition/-CORGI Desktop Display-Perfect Gift for Collectors!Awesome! Vintage USAAF P-51 MUSTANG 1940's WWII Fighter Airplane-named "BLONDIE". Adult collector-(Weighty) constructed of die cast metal, made by Corgi. Hard to find, highly detailed model! Desktop display model-comes with (easy to set up) stand. Scale= 1:72, measures 3 1/2"L x 4"W x 2 1/4"H (mounted). Sold loose in collectors' bag. Pristine/mint condition model-never previously handled or displayed (until today for our photos). The perfect gift for vintage aircraft fans, toy collectors, veterans and fans of aviation history! We ship fast & safe worldwide every day. See Aircraft Bio below....Note: My dad owned a Diecast toy store for 30 years. I inherited the store inventory when he passed away several years ago. I am (just now) able to bring myself to begin selling his cars-so they can be shared with the world. All pristine and mint condition vintage models will (eventually) be listed here on ETSY. All the inventory is NEW (vintage) merchandise-which was intended for retail sale. Please know-our diecast toys have NEVER been "played-with” we do not sell used, or damaged toys.
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•Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping to USA! Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart to save $$$.Aircraft bio:The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a design team headed by James Kindelberger[6] of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. 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.[7][8]The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin resulted in the P-51B/C (Mustang Mk III) model and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000 ft (4,600 m) (without sacrificing range),[9] allowing it to compete with the Luftwaffe's fighters.[10] The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66, and was armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns.[11]From late 1943, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944.[12] The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian and Pacific theaters. During World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft.[nb 1]At the start of the Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the United States until jet fighters, including North American's F-86, took over this role; the Mustang then became a specialized fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. After the Korean War, Mustangs became popular civilian warbirds and air racing aircraft.P-51 MustangRole Fighter National origin United States Manufacturer North American Aviation First flight 26 October 1940[1] Introduction January 1942 (RAF)[2] Status Retired from military service 1984 (Dominican Air Force)[3] Primary users United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Number built More than 15,000[4] Unit cost US$50,985 in 1945[5] (equivalent to $590,000 in 2019) Variants North American A-36 Apache Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X Cavalier Mustang Developed into North American F-82 Twin Mustang Piper PA-48 Enforcer
Condition/-CORGI Desktop Display-Perfect Gift for Collectors!Awesome! Vintage USAAF P-51 MUSTANG 1940's WWII Fighter Airplane-named "BLONDIE". Adult collector-(Weighty) constructed of die cast metal, made by Corgi. Hard to find, highly detailed model! Desktop display model-comes with (easy to set up) stand. Scale= 1:72, measures 3 1/2"L x 4"W x 2 1/4"H (mounted). Sold loose in collectors' bag. Pristine/mint condition model-never previously handled or displayed (until today for our photos). The perfect gift for vintage aircraft fans, toy collectors, veterans and fans of aviation history! We ship fast & safe worldwide every day. See Aircraft Bio below....Note: My dad owned a Diecast toy store for 30 years. I inherited the store inventory when he passed away several years ago. I am (just now) able to bring myself to begin selling his cars-so they can be shared with the world. All pristine and mint condition vintage models will (eventually) be listed here on ETSY. All the inventory is NEW (vintage) merchandise-which was intended for retail sale. Please know-our diecast toys have NEVER been "played-with” we do not sell used, or damaged toys.
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•FOR A LIMITED TIME
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•Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping to USA! Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart to save $$$.Aircraft bio:The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a design team headed by James Kindelberger[6] of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. 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.[7][8]The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin resulted in the P-51B/C (Mustang Mk III) model and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000 ft (4,600 m) (without sacrificing range),[9] allowing it to compete with the Luftwaffe's fighters.[10] The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66, and was armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns.[11]From late 1943, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944.[12] The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian and Pacific theaters. During World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft.[nb 1]At the start of the Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the United States until jet fighters, including North American's F-86, took over this role; the Mustang then became a specialized fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. After the Korean War, Mustangs became popular civilian warbirds and air racing aircraft.P-51 MustangRole Fighter National origin United States Manufacturer North American Aviation First flight 26 October 1940[1] Introduction January 1942 (RAF)[2] Status Retired from military service 1984 (Dominican Air Force)[3] Primary users United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Number built More than 15,000[4] Unit cost US$50,985 in 1945[5] (equivalent to $590,000 in 2019) Variants North American A-36 Apache Rolls-Royce Mustang Mk.X Cavalier Mustang Developed into North American F-82 Twin Mustang Piper PA-48 Enforcer
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