P-51C Tuskegee Airmen CAF Graphics Set Scale:1/7

P-51C Tuskegee Airmen CAF Graphics Set Scale:1/7The CAF Red Tail Squadron restored and flies this rare P 51C model Mustang fighter to create interest in the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew P 51s just like it during WWII. This Mustang first flew in October 1940 and went into service in July 1942 with the RAF and later in 1942 with the U. S. Army Air Force. The Mustang served with distinction well into the 1960s with the Dominican Republic flying them in active service until 1984. The

In July 2008

A/C BuNo 122179

Captain Jim Browning and Crew Chief S/Sgt Clark

Unit: 335th FS

South Africa

In 2008 it was restored to an airworthy condition and returned to the US

Serial: H5-A (44-23677)

but could only maintain a altitude of 6

202 serie 1

On August 19th

John Ondocsin

and May to June 1944