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Corgi AA27709 North American P-51D Mustang, ‘Moonbeam McSWINE’, William T. ‘Bill’ Whisner Jr, 1945 - DieCast Model Aviation, for ages 14+

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Corgi AA27709 North American P-51D Mustang, ‘Moonbeam McSWINE’, William T. ‘Bill’ Whisner Jr, 1945 - DieCast Model Aviation, for ages 14+

  • Bill Whisner rose to prominence as the regular wingman of famous fellow US Ace George Preddy, but he became a respected ace in his own right
  • His most successful day came on 21 st November 1944, when he shot down five FW190 fighters on the same mission over the synthetic oil refineries at Merseburg, with a further two probably destroyed, all in a frantic 20 minutes of combat
  • He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for that incredible achievement
  • Whisner was awarded a second DSC on New Year s Day 1945, when airfield Y-29 Asch in Belgium was attacked by 65 enemy fighters during the Luftwaffe s Operation Bodenplatte raid
  • Taking off in his usual Mustang Moonbeam McSWINE , Whisner noticed enemy aircraft approaching the airfield and, as soon as his undercarriage had retracted, he started firing at a Focke Wulf Fw190
Product Description Ace pilot William T Safety Warning A detailed die-cast scale model for adult collector. Not Suitable for children under 14 years.

$34.45

Original: $98.44

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Corgi AA27709 North American P-51D Mustang, ‘Moonbeam McSWINE’, William T. ‘Bill’ Whisner Jr, 1945 - DieCast Model Aviation, for ages 14+—

$98.44

$34.45

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  • Bill Whisner rose to prominence as the regular wingman of famous fellow US Ace George Preddy, but he became a respected ace in his own right
  • His most successful day came on 21 st November 1944, when he shot down five FW190 fighters on the same mission over the synthetic oil refineries at Merseburg, with a further two probably destroyed, all in a frantic 20 minutes of combat
  • He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for that incredible achievement
  • Whisner was awarded a second DSC on New Year s Day 1945, when airfield Y-29 Asch in Belgium was attacked by 65 enemy fighters during the Luftwaffe s Operation Bodenplatte raid
  • Taking off in his usual Mustang Moonbeam McSWINE , Whisner noticed enemy aircraft approaching the airfield and, as soon as his undercarriage had retracted, he started firing at a Focke Wulf Fw190
Product Description Ace pilot William T Safety Warning A detailed die-cast scale model for adult collector. Not Suitable for children under 14 years.