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North American - P-51D Mustang - "Old Crow" - Signed 1/24 Scale Model | |
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Elite Skywarrior | |
This high quality replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base. Dimensions are 16.25"(L) X 13.50"(H) X 19"(Wingspan) Col Anderson is a WW II Triple Ace fighter pilot and a veteran military experimental test pilot. During WW II he served two combat tours escorting heavy bomber over Europe in the P-51 Mustang, Nov 1943 through Jan 1945. He flew 116 combat missions (480 hrs) and destroyed 16 and ¼ enemy aircraft in aerial combat and another one on the ground. He flew the P-51 Mustang "Old Crow" while assigned to the 375th Fighter Group "Yoxford Boys", 8th Air Force, Leiston Field, United Kingdom. The 357th Fighter Group was credited with shooting down 609 ½ enemy aircraft in only 15 months, a pace no other fighter group equaled. Bud was the leading Ace of the 363rd Fighter Squadron. Col Anderson was decorated 25 times. His awards include 2 legion of Merits, 5 Distinguished Flying Crosses, the bronze Star, 16 Air Medals, the French legion of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre, as well as many campaign and service ribbons. | |
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