Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7752P-51D "Creamer's Dream" flown by 1st Lt. Charles White, 301st FS, Ramitelli, Italy 1945
General Background
Later in WWII the Allied bombers were flying deep into Germany but suffered tremendous losses because of the lack of range the fighter escorts had. German fighters would wait beyond the range of the Allied fighters and then attack the vulnerable bombers. Once the P-51 called Mustang by the British had the Allison engine replaced with a British Merlin it possessed the high performance that had been lacking. With drop tanks the P-51 had the range to escort bombers all the way to Berlin and back.
Hobby Master HA7752, P-51D "Creamer's Dream" flown by 1st Lt. Charles Whit, 1:48
SKU: HA7752
$71.00Price
Excluding Tax
- Tasks:Dive-bomber, bomber-escort, ground-attack, interceptor, photo reconNumber Produced All Variants: 14,819DimensionsHeight: 13 ft 8 in (4.16 m)Wingspan: 37 ft (11.27 m)Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.82 m)WeightEmpty: 7,125 lb (3,232 kg)Gross: 10,100 lb (4,581 kg)Maximum Take-off: 11,600 lb (5,262 kg)PerformanceEngine: Packard Merlin two-staged supercharged V-1650-7, 12 cylinder V engine 1,695 hp.Maximum Speed: 437 mph (703 km/h)Ceiling: 41,900 ft (12,771 m)Range: 950 miles (1,529 km)Maximum Range: 2,300 miles (3,701 km)Armament (6) .50 caliber MGMaximum External Bomb Load – 2,000 lb (907 kg)Or (4) .5 inch rockets
