North American XP-51D-1-NA 42-106540 The Army was keenly interested

The Army was keenly interested in the potential advantages of turbine propulsion for the liaison role: improved reliability

United States Army

An exceptionally rare and specialized Corsair variant with one of the most evocative nose art names of the Pacific War

which would transform the Mustang's combat effectiveness

North American XP-51D-1-NA 42-106540 The Army was keenly interestedThese are 1 72 scale decals for North American XP 51D 1 NA, serial 42 106540, United States Army Air Forces the mirror image companion to the bubble canopy P 51B prototype, and together the two airframes that defined the path to the definitive P 51D Mustang. Where the P 51B prototype (43 12102) combined a P 51D fuselage with P 51B wings, the XP 51D took the opposite approach: engineers retained the original P 51B razorback fuselage while fitting the