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AA27706 P51D Mustang 44 13761 MCI - 'Happy Jacks Go Buggy'

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Product Info

North American P-51D Mustang (Early) 44-13761 / MC-I, ‘Happy Jack’s Go Buggy’, Capt. Jack M Ilfrey,
79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, US Eighth Air Force, Kings Cliffe USAAF Station 367, August 1944
With ace pilot Jack Ilfrey having been shot down over France just six days after D-Day, but luckily managing to avoid capture thanks to the efforts of the French
resistance network, he soon found himself in London being interrogated by Allied intelligence officers. It was highly unusual to allow a downed airman to resume
combat operations in the same theatre of operations following a successful repatriation, as they were at risk of both placing his helpers in danger and being shot
as a spy if brought down again. Despite this, after a short spell touring USAAF airfields to recount his experiences to fellow pilots, Ilfrey found himself back at
Kings Cliffe airfield, the commanding officer of his old squadron. The unit had recently traded their twin engined P-38 Lightnings for North American P-51D
Mustangs, with the P-38s transferring to the Nineth Air Force for use in ground support operations. With his Mustang receiving the same ‘Happy Jack’s Go
Buggy’ nose artwork as his previous fighter, Ilfrey would not score any further victories flying the Mustang, but he would use it as an unlikely wartime flying taxi.
On the way home from completing an escort mission to Berlin, Ilfrey’s wingman was hit by flak and forced to make a hasty landing at an abandoned airstrip in
Holland. Unwilling to leave the young airman to an uncertain fate, Ilfrey landed his ‘Go Buggy’ at the same airfield, beckoned his wingman into the cockpit and
took off again sat on his lap - he described this as an extremely uncomfortable, but memorable flight back to Kings Cliffe for the pair.

What's Inside

1 x Aircraft, 1x Stand

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Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
13
Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
5.7
Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
15.5
Item Scale
1:72 Scale
Finish
Painted
Colour
Green
Wingspan (mm)
155
Detailed Crew Figures
Yes
Fine Rigging Detail
No
Fixed Undercarriage
No
Folding Wings
No
Fuel Tanks
Yes
Movable Sweeping Wings
No
Moving Parts
No
Moving Rear/Ventral Gun(s)
No
Open/Closed Airbrake
No
Opening Bomb Bay Doors
No
Opening Canopy
No
Opening Radio Hatch
No
Optional Undercarriage Down
Yes
Removeable Engine Covers
No
Rotatable Propeller(s)/Rotor(s)
Yes
Rotatable Turret(s)
No
Sliding Door
No
Stationary Drooping Rotor Blades
No
Visible Gun Bay
No
Wood Grain Effect Propeller
No
Aviation Photo-etched Aerial(s)
No
Aviation Armament/Weapons
No
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product_cgi_fuel_tanks yes
product_cgi_optional_undercarriage yes
product_cgi_rotatable_propeller yes

Detailed scale model. Not suitable for children under 14 years. Please refer to safety notes in enclosed instruction leaflet. Colours and contents may differ from those illustrated. Please retain these details and the address for future reference.

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