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WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND COUNTRY RARE 1:35 Scale GMP Diecast World War II P-51 Mustang "Petie 3rd" Flown by Lt. Col. John C. Meyer
Model is 10-1/2 inches long with a 12-1/2 inch wingspan Limited Edition - No. 535 of 1000 Produced Worldwide Built by North American Aviation, the P-51 Mustang has been called the greatest American fighter of WWII and continued to serve effectively right up through the Korean War. Originally ordered by the British in April 1940 - at a time when Britain was bearing the brunt of Germany's vaunted Luftwaffe - the RAF took charge of its first P-51 medium-altitude fighters in November 1941. This plane was used primarily for recon and ground support, but after it was fitted with the supercharged Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 and 65 engine, the change in power plant improved performance magnificently and increased the service ceiling dramatically. It quickly became the dominate fighter for the USAAF, as well as for the RAF, and was the first plane to see combat over German occupied Europe after the fall of France. It proved its worth in both theaters of the war providing long escort for B-17s and B-24s throughout daylight bombing campaigns over Germany, B-29s over Iwo Jima and Japan, and remarkably saw combat service in Korea through 1953. Today, some 280 of nearly 145,819 P-51s built by North American Aviation still exist, with more than half still airworthy. Lt. Col. John C. Meyer John C. Meyer started his flying career when he graduated from flying school in 1940. Three years later, Meyer was the Commanding Officer of the 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, known as "The Blue-nosed Bastards of Bodney", based in Bodney, England. Flying a P-47 Thunderbolt, serial number 42-8529 (HO-M), which he called "Lambie", Major Meyer had the first air-to-air victory by a 352nd pilot, downing a Messerschmitt Bf-109 on November 26, 1943. The 487th Fighter Squadron transitioned to the P-51B in April 1944, and now Lt. Col. Meyer flew s/n 42-106471 (HO-M), known as "Lambie II". On May 8, 1944, he led a flight of eight P-51s against a large formation of enemy fighters. He destroyed three Bf-109s, and was awarded his first Distinguished Service Cross, second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor. On November 21, 1944, while flying Petie 3rd, a P-51D Mustang, s/n 44-15041 (HO-M), he shot down three more Focke-Wulf Fw-190s, and was awarded his second Distinguished Service Cross. This is the day depicted in the painting "Full House, Aces High". Meyer was awarded his third Distinguished Service Cross for a mission on January 1, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge. A group of approximately 50 German Luftwaffe Bf-109s and Fw-190s attacked the Y-29 airfield in Belgium, w the 487th had been recently deployed. Leading a group of twelve P-51s, and taking off with full wing tanks, Meyer shot down one Fw-190 just after retracting his landing gear. He destroyed another Fw-190, and the 487th destroyed 23 enemy fighters that day, losing only one to friendly fire. On January 9, 1945, Meyer was injured in an automobile accident that ended his WWII career. In the Korean War, Colonel Meyer was the Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, and downed two MiG-15s while flying the F-86 Sabre, making him the seventh ranked all time Air Force ace with 26 air and 13 ground victories. He became a Four Star General and was Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command. Besides the three Distinguished Service Cross, he was awarded the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross with five oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with 15 oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, the French Croix de Guerre, and the Belgian Croix de Guerre.Now you can own this famous P-51D that put John C. Meyer in the history books and in our hearts forever! Features include: Fully functioning Landing Gear, Flaps, Rudder, Ailerons, Radiator Exhaust and Bypass doors Sliding Canopy exposes detailed cockpit Opening Wing Gun access doors Removable Engine Cowli... 
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