More than Just a Display Piece, the P-51 Detroit Miss Model Airplane is a Spectacular Work of Art

Warplanes brings and introduces you a finely handcrafted P51 Mustang Detroit Miss airplane model made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding, carving and modeling to its original form. Our highly skilled master craftsmen painstakingly and passionately worked on the P51 Mustang "Detroit Miss" scale model airplane's details, ensuring exactness and precision based on the original airplane.

The North American P51 Detroit Miss model airplane's paint scheme and markings are extremely accurate and precise, depicting the true original P51 Mustang Detroit Miss. Like all other airplane models, the P-51 Mustang replica comes complete with fuselage, wings and glass cockpit and other intricate parts. It also comes with a sturdy, durable base with a chrome steel support mounting rod or you can have our variable pitch wall mount accessory, allowing your P-51 "Detroit Miss" scale model aircraft to be displayed either hanging on the wall or the ceiling for an added effect. This top-quality P-51 Mustang model plane will surely mesmerize anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.

In late 1939, with the likelihood of full scale war in Europe a major concern, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) was looking for methods of quickly increasing its fighter strength. In April 1940, the British Air Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation with the intent of having them build P-40s for the RAF. Since the P-40 design went back to 1933, James H. "Dutch" Kendelberger, president of North American, offered to build an entirely new advanced fighter. The British agreed and the P-51 took its maiden flight on October 26, 1940.

As well as being economical to produce, the Mustang was a fast, well-made and highly durable aircraft. It also saw combat against the Japanese in the Pacific War. During the Korean War, the P-51 started out as the United Nations' main fighter, but was relegated to a ground attack role when it was supplanted by jet fighters early in the conflict.

One notable Mustang is "Detroit Miss", flown by First Lieutenant Urban L. Drew, in which he scored six aerial victories and one strafing kill in a single tour of duty. On October 7, 1944, Lieutenant Drew became the first Allied pilot to shoot down two Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe aircraft. This feat earned him a much belated Air Force Cross, awarded on May 12, 1983. He is one of only two men to receive the Air Force Cross for actions performed during World War II.