P-51D Mustang Carrier Qual

Scala:: 1:72
Stato:: Completato
Iniziato:: January 1, 1980
Completato:: February 26, 2016
Tempo impiegato:: 35 hrs

P-51D from Hasegawa kit c. 1980, started at the time (rescued from Shelf of Doom).
Crudely dropped flaps. Alclad coatings with BMF Ailerons and flaps; Testors enamel OD.

Represents P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 as flown aboard USS Shangri-La (CV-38) in November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.