Ground personnel of the 78th fighter group check p51d mustang wzi, serial number 4472218 big beautiful doll, flown by colonel j. Each comes with an embossed display stand and theres a. John dave landers 23 august 1920 12 september 1989 was a colonel in the united states. Highly detailed 148 scale desktop model of the p51 mustang. The big beautiful doll p51d mustang is loaded with features such as. Big beautiful doll was a north american p51d flown by colonel john d landers.
As previously reported, on february 5th 2016 p51d mustang n351bd. John landers p51 while with the 357 th fighter group. Mastercraft collectionp51d mustang big beautiful doll. When this version 8 of the fms p51d mustang was first introduced a few years ago it had the most scale detail and most refined features of nearly any epo foam rc plane on the market at that time. John landers scored 6 victories in the pacific theater while flying p40s with the 49 th fg. Accept no substitutes only sold by the mcmahan photo archive, copyrighted and trademark protected. This dogfight is part of a comic book i am working on. These diecast aircraft models have been painted in historically accurate detail and have no decals.
One of the very few fighter pilots in world war ii to achieve ace status in both the pacific and european theaters, colonel john landers flew the p51d mustang named big beautiful doll. North american p51d mustang us army air forces 19411947 487 fs, 352 fg 414151ho. Features big beautiful doll markings, complete with its authentic checkerednose. P51d mustang big beautiful doll stu shepherd p51 78th fighter group ace john landers world war ii aviation art. This 357 th fg p51 has been very obscure for quite a while.
Fms 1450mm 57 p51d mustang v8 big beautiful doll receiver ready pnp fms008bb. The 357th fighter group was the first p51 mustang group in the eighth air force. Big beautiful doll was one of the most beautiful mustangs id ever seen, and she was once. Two lives lost and a magnificent p51 all gone in an instant.
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