Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA8517P-51C "Alice-Jo" flown by Pilot Capt. Wendell Pruitt, 302nd FS, Ramitelli, Italy 1944
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 HA8517, P-51C "Alice-Jo" flown by Pilot Capt. Wendell Pruitt, 1:48
SKU: HA8517
$71.00Price
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- P-51B/C Production: 3,738B: 1,988 produced at Inglewood plantC: 1,750 produced at Dallas plantDimensions:Length: 32.25 ftWingspan: 37.04 ftHeight: 13.67 ftWeightEmpty: 6,985 lbsNormal T/O: 9,800 lbsMaximum Gross: 11,800 lbsPerformancePower Plant: 1 X Packard (Rolls Royce) V-1650-3-7 producing 1,380 hp in the B variant and 1,490 hp in the C variantMaximum Speed: 439 mph @ 25,000 ftService Ceiling: 41,800 ftRange: B – 1,180 milesC – 1,900 milesArmament 4 x .50 cal machine guns with 1,260 rounds2 x 1,000 lb bombs or rockets
