61044 Tamiya - 1/48 North American F-51D Mustang Korean WWII  [61044]

Armed with six .50 caliber unit firearms, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for every inboard caliber device firearms, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for every single inboard weapon and 270 rounds for the other four, plus underwing pylons for auxiliary fuel tanks of 1000lb bombs, the Mustang was a true fighter pilots airplane. By the end of WW2, Mustangs were operating all around the globe, traveling in many nations atmosphere forces.

As soon as the Korean conflict broke away, countless F (concerning fighter) 51's had been in Japan awaiting scraping. Because they possessed the sluggish price maneuverability that is absent inside completely new jets then entering solution, the F-51 had been ideal to make use of ahead Air Controllers (FAC's) on a lawn in Korea. The primary disadvantage to the had been the F-51's fluid cooled motor susceptibility to anti-aircraft and little fingers fire whenever attacking ground objectives. This result in the Mustang to have the greatest loss ratio of any aircraft in Korea. A complete of 194 had been lost in 3 years, with only 10 being downed in combat with other aircraft.