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During the air offensive over the Third Reich, the US Army Air Force (USAAF) needed a good and cheap long-range fighter to accompany the bombers at high altitude on their way to the target. The first versions of the P-51/P-51A Mustang with the Allison engine proved to be a fighter and reconnaissance machine operating at low altitude, but the lack of a second gear of the engine compressor did not allow for obtaining satisfactory performance at altitudes above 4,500 m. The P-47 fighters could not fly that far, and the P-38s were not available in sufficient numbers. The solution to this problem was to install in the P-51A airframe the British Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 engine (used in the Spitfire IX/XVI) with a two-stage compressor, already produced in the USA under license at the Packard plants under the designation V-1650. The resulting version, the P-51B Mustang, was capable of flying from England to Berlin and solved the problem of escorting daytime bombing raids over Germany. Mass production of the new version of the Mustang was carried out at North American plants in California under the designation P-51B-NA and in Texas under the designation P-51C-NT. The production aircraft differed in minor details introduced with the development of the design, such as an additional fuel tank behind the pilot's cockpit or a stabilizing fin in front of the vertical stabilizer. Over two hundred units were rebuilt into the photoreconnaissance version of the F-6C by installing cameras in the fuselage behind the pilot's cockpit. A total of 3,738 aircraft of versions B and C were produced. As many as 900 of them, under the designation Mustang Mk III, were transferred to the RAF and to the Polish Air Force, RAAF, RCAF and Free French. British modifications included an improved cockpit fairing, the so-called Malcolm Hood (also introduced in the American P-51A and B/C), anti-glare shields behind the exhaust pipes and slats on the dust filter openings. The P-51B/C fighters were armed with 4.5-millimeter (.50 in) machine guns in the wings. They carried 250- and 500-pound bombs on underwing mounts and 75-gallon aluminum and 108-gallon paper fuel tanks. The P-51B/C Mustangs entered service in the European theater of operations in late 1943. They played a key role in breaking the resistance of the German Luftwaffe fighter force in 1944. They also served in the Mediterranean and in the Burma-China theater of operations. In addition to escort duties, the Mustangs performed ground support and V-1 missile countermeasures. From mid-1944 they were gradually replaced by aircraft of the new P-51D/K version.
Produced under license from Boeing. Boeing, P-51 Mustang and the distinctive Boeing logos, product markings and trade dress are trademarks of The Boeing Company.
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Returns
If you are having problems with your purchase, please contact us as soon as you notice an issue. You can email or call us, photos and details of your order are necessary.
Please do not return the item before you contact us and get a return confirmation from us. Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer.
We will try to resolve issues of warranty/faulty items with you.
Our products are covered by the manufacturer's warranty, so you do not have to worry.
If the item we shipped is not the item you ordered we will take action accordingly.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Gift cards are exempt from being returned.
Refunds
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also let you know of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days.
Late or missing refunds
If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.
Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.
Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.
If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at sales@sikhobbies.com.au.
Sale items
Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded.
Exchanges
We only replace items if they are defective or damaged. If you need to exchange it for the same item, send us an email at sales@sikhobbies.com.au and send your item to: SIK Hobbies Rockingham, 10-12 Goddard Street, Rockingham WA 6168, Australia.
Gifts
If the item was marked as a gift when purchased and shipped directly to you, you’ll receive a gift credit for the value of your return. Once the returned item is received, a gift certificate will be mailed to you.
If the item wasn’t marked as a gift when purchased, or the gift giver had the order shipped to themselves to give to you later, we will send a refund to the gift giver and he will find out about your return.
Shipping
To return your product, you should mail your product to: SIK Hobbies Rockingham, 10-12 Goddard Street, Rockingham WA 6168, Australia
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item for any reason. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.