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Oxford Diecast Oxford Aviation AC079
North American P-51D Mustang Diecast Model
USAAF 4th FG, 334th FS, #44-53223 Sweet Arlene, Arthur Bowers, 1945

1:72 Scale   Length   Width
North American P-51D Mustang   5.25"   6.25"

Decorated in silver with red nose and rudder and green anti glare shield, our American WWII P-51 Mustang with military markings QP-S belonged to Lt Arthur Reed Bowers, who had joined the volunteer "Eagles Squadron" of the RAF, based at RAF Debden in Essex. He came over from Illinois to join the 4th Fighter Group of the 334th Squadron in November 1944 and remained in the UK with the "Fighting Eagles" until the end of the war, during which time he was credited with six enemy aircraft destroyed.

His Mustang was named "Sweet Arlene" after his wife back home and the saucy nose art was painted by one of the US Sergeants on the base S/Sgt Donald E Allen, who was kept busy with similar nose art requests from the American pilots, as well as recording their "kills" beneath the cockpit windows. Lt. Bowers retired from a varied post-war civilian career in 1983.

North American P-51D Mustang

Designed to meet an RAF requirement for fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-51 Mustang was first flown on October 26th, 1940. This versatile aircraft was capable of escorting bombers on long-range missions, engaging in dogfights, and dropping down to destroy German targets on the ground. At least eight versions of the P-51 were produced, but it was the definitive P-51D that gave the Mustang its classic warbird appearance. Britain and the US both tested the airframe with the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, which gave the aircraft tremendous performance gains. The Truman Senate War Investigating Committee called the Mustang "the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence."

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Oxford Diecast Oxford Aviation

The Oxford Diecast "Oxford Aviation" range presents affordable, ready made diecast models of military aircraft.

Oxford Diecast "Oxford Aviation" diecast airplanes feature:

  • Diecast metal and plastic construction.
  • Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
  • Permanently retracted landing gear.
  • Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
  • Fixed, non-spinning plastic propellers.
  • No pilot figures.

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