Diecast Aircraft Information

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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.

Robin Olds had 6 kills and 270 hours of combat flying when he completed his first tour of WWII
on November 9, 1944. On January 15, 1945 Olds returned to England and became Operations
Manager of the 434th FS and on February 9, 1945 was promoted to Major. On April 13, 1945
Major Olds was flying P-51 “Scat VI” 411746 along with 4 other P-51s making strafing runs on a
German test site. Due to extreme flak Olds was the only aircraft to make it out but without his
right flap and two large portions of the wing. He managed to limp back to home base but instead
of bailing out he somehow managed to land the P-51. Scat VI was so badly damaged it was
beyond repair. After WWII Robin Olds had 24.5 victories of which 13 were aerial kills. Robin Olds
was credited with 4 more victories in the Vietnam War.

The name Scat came from Robin Olds’ room mate at West Point, Scat Davis. When Olds found
out Scat would never be a pilot because of an eye problem Robin told Scat that every time he
flew Scat would be with him. So from that day on Robin Olds’ aircraft all had Scat and a number.
Scat Davis became an infantry man and was killed by a mortar just after the end of the Battle of
the Bulge. Olds’ last aircraft was F-4 Scat XXVII. Why XXVII, General Olds said it had been about
27 years between flights and it sounded like a good number. General Olds passed in 2007.

Specifications for the North American Aviation P-51D Mustang

Tasks – Dive-bomber, bomber-escort, ground-attack, interceptor, photo recon

Number Produced All Variants – 14,819

Dimensions
Wing Span – 37 ft   (11.27 m)
Length – 32 ft 3 in   (9.82 m)
Height – 13 ft 8 in   (4.16 m)

Weight
Empty – 7,125 lb   (3,232 kg)
Gross – 10,100 lb   (4,581 kg)
Maximum Take-off – 11,600 lb   (5,262 kg)

Performance
Engine – 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 MG
Maximum External Bomb Load – 2,000 lb   (907 kg)
Or (4) .5 inch rockets.

Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7724
P-51D Mustang
411746 "SCAT VI", 434th FS, 479th FG, Feb 1945

Several references have serial 44-72922 belonging to Scat VI but
they would be wrong. 44-72922 belonged to Scat VII that survived
WWII and is privately owned and has been flown several times
by General Olds in a non-military fashion.
There are sites on You Tube that show General Olds talkng about
Scat VII with him telling the serial as 44-72922. Also an interview
with the owner of Scat VII and pictures of the aircraft.
Scat VII video
Scat VII with owner and video
Inormation about Scat VII

1/48 scale pre-finished
Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
Professionally painted.
All markings pad applied for superb results.
Cockpit slides open.
Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
Comes with display stand.
Can be displayed with landing gear up or down.

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