70068 F-6C Mustang™

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    • Manufacturer: Arma Hobby
    • Availability: In Stock
      Delivery time: 1-3 days
    • Type: Aeroplane kit
    • Medium: plastic
    • Scale: '1/72
    • Remarks: 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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    • Net Price: €21.54 €26.50

    1/72 scale plastic model kit of the F-6C Mustang photo-reconnaissance aeroplane.

    70068 F-6C Mustang™

    1/72 scale plastic model kit of the F-6C Mustang photo-reconnaissance aeroplane.

    Kit includes parts needed to build a 1/72 scale model of the F-6C Mustang fighter/photo-
    reconnaissance aeroplane
    :

    • plastic parts
    • decal with 4 marking options (2 USAAF and 1 French)
    • self-adhesive kabuki-paper painting masks for canopy and wheels

    Marking Options:

    • F-6C-10-NT Mustang, 44-10889/R7-N, GR II.33 Savoie, French Air Forces, April-May 1945.
    • F-6C-1-NA Mustang, 43-12400/ZM-O, pilot: Cpt. E.B. ‘’Blackie’’ Travis, 12th Tactical Reconnaissance
      Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Middle Wallop, England, spring 1944.
    • F-6C-5-NT Mustang, 42-103604/600, pilot: Maj. E.O. McComas, 118th Tactical Reconnaissance
      Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, Chengkung China, October 1944.

    More information about the kit

    Articles about kit content and historical research of colour options are available on the armahobbynews website link.

    Produced under license from Boeing. Boeing, F-6C Mustang and the distinctive Boeing logos, product markings and trade dress are trademarks of The Boeing Company.

     

    The North American™ F-6C Mustang™ History™

    The legendary P-51 Mustang was an excellent fighter, but it also proved to be a universal photo-
    reconnaissance plane. Its performance: speed, ceiling, armament, and great range meant that it
    could efficiently reach a distant target, photograph it and safely return to the base. To become a long-
    range aerial spy, the Mustang, unlike, for example, the Spitfire, required only the installation of
    photographic equipment.
    The reconnaissance Mustang F-6C was a modification of the P-51B/C fighter. Most of the F-6Cs were
    built at the North American factories in Dallas and differed from the fighters produced there mainly in
    the openings for installing a camera. Photo equipment was installed at modification centers in Love
    Field and Kansas City. 230 serial F-6Cs were produced this way. In addition, more than 50 P-51B/C
    fighters were converted into reconnaissance planes in overseas depots and combat units. The
    reconnaissance Mustangs performed well both for high-altitude missions with a vertical camera and
    for low-level tactical reconnaissance using an oblique camera. Their armament also allowed them to ​
    engage in equal combat with enemy planes. They were used by the US Army and Allied Air Force in
    European, Mediterranean, and Far East theatres of operations.


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