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Metadata
Title |
P-51D Mustang model |
Object Name |
Model |
Catalog Number |
EP303 |
Accession number |
EP |
Date |
2000s |
Description |
This model is a P-51D Mustang Fighter Aircraft representing the 325 squad "Checker Tails" with a 15th Airforce Patch on the black base that curves to connect to the belly of the silver model with black and yellow checkered wing tips and tail additionally each wing has 3 machine guns poking out from the wings . The front has engine exhaust pipes for the Rolls Royce Merlin engine behind the propeller. The Aircaft has a red nose with a yellow stripe behind it which is followed by the name "belligerent Bets" (only written on the left side) in black letters with yellow outlines. The plane has US Air Force markings on the wings and fuselage. The fuselage has dark military gean paint on top from the end of the black on the nose to the start of the cockpit. The number "77" is on the fuselage under the cockpit in black with yellow outlines |
Search Terms |
P-51 Pacific Theater World War II World War II, 1939-1945 U.S. Army Air Corps, 1926-1947 Korean War, 1950-1953 European Theater |
Subjects |
Aces (Fighter pilots) Air warfare Aircraft |
Collection |
Exhibit Prop Collection |