Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series Diecast Model

P-51K Mustang – “Mrs. Bonnie”, Lt. Col. Bill Dunham, 348 FG, USAAF, Okinawa, August 1945

1:48 Scale.  Length: 8".  Wingspan: 9.25"


Limited production of approximately 500 models worldwide

The 348th FG converted from P-47s to P-51s in early 1945 and assigned bomber escort attacks on Kyushu. From February 1945 to mid-1945 the unit was based in Luzon and then moved to Le Shima Island near Okinawa. By January 1945, Dunham was the Deputy Group Commander and had 15 victories scored over New Guinea and the Philippines. Dunham took a break back in the U.S. returning to the 348th FG on Le Shima. Now equipped with a P-51K Mrs. Bonnie, Dunham scored his sixteenth and only P-51K Mustang aerial victory.

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a single-seat World War II fighter aircraft. First flown on October 26, 1940, the P-51 was designed and built in just 117 days. It flew most of its missions as a bomber escort in raids over Germany, helping ensure Allied air superiority from 1944. As well as being economical to produce, the P-51 was a fast and durable aircraft.


Hobby Master offers a wide selection of quality, pre-assembled, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted to a high level of accuracy using specifications of the original aircraft. They are constructed with precision-made diecast metal and some plastic components.

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