GM-51002 GMP P-51 Mustang Diecast Model
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GMP 51002North American P-51D Mustang Diecast ModelUSAAF 357th FG, 363rd FS, "Glamorous Glen III", Chuck Yeager Limited Edition 1:35 Scale Length Width North American P-51D Mustang 11" 12.75" This item is new, in box, direct from the manufacturer Chuck Yeager was eighteen years old when he graduated from High School in June 1941. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in September 1941 as a private and served as an aircraft mechanic until September 1942 when he entered pilot training as a Flying Sergeant. He received his pilot wings and promotions to Flight Officer in March 1943. He was assigned to the 363rd Fighter Squadron of the 357th Fighter Group at Tonopah, Nevada. After the squadron moved around numerous times they shipped out to Europe in the Winter of 1943-44. The squadron began operations in February 1944, with the first P-51s in the 8th Air Force. Yeager shot down his first Messerschmitt on his seventh mission. The next day, three FW-190s caught him and shot him down. He escaped German capture thanks to the French Resistance. The rules at the time stated that pilots that had evaded capture were not allowed to return to flight. The reasoning was that if the pilot were to be shot down again they could possibly be captured and tortured to reveal information about the Resistance network. Yeager appealed all the way to General
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