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 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.

  Over twenty variants of the North American P-51 Mustang fighter were produced from 1940, when it first flew, to after the Second World War, some of which were employed also in the Korean War and in several other conflicts. Numerous examples of the aircraft survive to this day, often as warbirds or heavily modified air racers.

Kit Contents:

•  Plane model
•  Assembly instructions 
•  US Aviation In England, Captain Richard Peterson, 19 kills, Squadron 364 FS Essex Air Base England June 1944.
•  Adhesive for plastic models with a brush
•  US Aviation In England, Lieutenant Edwin Heller, 23 shots down, Squadron 486 FS, Norfolk Air Base England September 1944.
•  US Aviation In England Major Clairbourne 8 kills squadron 355 FS Steeple Morden Airbase England 1943.
•  US Air Force In England Captain James H. Howard 355 FS Squadron Essex Air Base England 1943