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The model includes a 3D-printed set featuring two cameras and a template to help cut an opening in the fuselage underside for mounting.\u003cbr\u003e\nKit contents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003ePlastic parts for model assembly\u003cbr\u003e\n    Masks for canopy and wheels\u003cbr\u003e\n    3D-printed cameras with mounting template\u003cbr\u003e\n    Decals with three marking options\u003cbr\u003e\n    Link to download 3D files with cockpit details and exhaust pipes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eColour and Marking Variants:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eP-39Q-6 Airacobra, 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, pilot: Lt. Michael Moffitt, Saidor, New Guinea, Spring 1944.\u003cbr\u003e\n    P-39Q-6 Airacobra, 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1943.\u003cbr\u003e\n    P-39N-2 Airacobra, “Alan S”, 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, pilot Ltn. Earl J. 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Michael Moffitt, Saidor, New Guinea, Spring 1944.\u003cbr\u003e\n    P-39Q-20 Airacobra, 2nd Mixed-Special Air Regiment, Polish “people’s” Aviation, pilot gen. col. Fiodor Polynin, Warsaw 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eP-39 Airacobra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe P-39 Airacobra is one of the most interesting and innovative fighters of World War II - Bell designers equipped it with a front wheel, an engine in the centre of gravity of the airframe and a solid 37 mm cannon. The engine was originally equipped with a turbo-supercharger, which provided the prototype flown in the spring of 1939 with excellent performance at high altitudes. However, US aviation officials preferred less-complex propulsion, fit to operate at a lower altitude. The implementation of Airacobra into mass production and combat units coincided with the rapidly changing circumstances related to the outbreak of war in Europe, and then on the Eastern and Pacific fronts. The first orders for France and Great Britain were not fully delivered, some of them were transferred directly to the US forces fighting in the Pacific and North Africa. With the advent of more effective aircraft types, more than half of the 9,558 produced Cobras were sent under Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union, where the aircraft performed excellently: battles were fought at the low altitude for which the Airacobra was best suited. Of the top 10 Soviet aces, half flew Airacobras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe most widely produced, in almost 5 thousand copies, and at the same time, the ultimate version of the Airacobra was the P-39Q. The plane was powered by a 1,200 hp Allison engine and differed from the previous versions by armament reinforced with two 0.50-inch machine guns in the underwing fairings. Most of the aeroplanes of this version went to the USSR, where they were used by, among others, the most outstanding pilots of the elite guard units. They were also used in combat by the US and Italy Co-Belligerent Air Forces, mainly performing ground-assault tasks. The ‘Q‘ Cobras were also widely used in the US for training, and many future aces got their wings on them before going to the front. 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Cdt. Jean Machet de la Martinière, GC 1\/4 Navarre commander. Reghaia airbase, Algeria, March 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eP-39N Airacobra Fighter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe P-39 Airacobra is one of the most interesting and innovative fighters of World War II - Bell designers equipped it with a front wheel, an engine in the centre of gravity of the airframe and a solid 37 mm cannon. The engine was originally equipped with a turbo-supercharger, which provided the prototype flown in the spring of 1939 with excellent performance at high altitudes. However, US aviation officials preferred less-complex propulsion, fit to operate at a lower altitude. The implementation of Airacobra into mass production and combat units coincided with the rapidly changing circumstances related to the outbreak of war in Europe, and then on the Eastern and Pacific fronts. The first orders for France and Great Britain were not fully delivered, some of them were transferred directly to the US forces fighting in the Pacific and North Africa. With the advent of more effective aircraft types, more than half of the 9,558 produced Cobras were sent under Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union, where the aircraft performed excellently: battles were fought at the low altitude for which the Airacobra was best suited. Of the top 10 Soviet aces, half flew Airacobras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDue to constant modifications resulting from both operational and purely technological needs, the first truly mass-produced version of the aircraft was only the P-39N. Over 2,000 Airacobras N were built, and used by the US Air Force in the Pacific, Africa and Europe, the French and Italians, but more than half went to the USSR, where the most outstanding aces of the elite Guards regiments flew them and achieved victories. 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The model includes a 3D-printed set featuring two cameras and a template to help cut an opening in the fuselage underside for mounting.\u003cbr\u003e\nKit contents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003ePlastic parts for model assembly\u003cbr\u003e\n    Masks for canopy and wheels\u003cbr\u003e\n    3D-printed cameras with mounting template\u003cbr\u003e\n    Decals with three marking options\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree 3D file for self-printing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQR code and link in the kit instructions to download free 3D file with accessories for self-printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e3D file includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eseat with harness,\u003cbr\u003e\n    cockpit levers,\u003cbr\u003e\n    machine gun locks,\u003cbr\u003e\n    barrels,\u003cbr\u003e\n    exhaust stacks suitable for both P-39N and Q\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eColour and Marking Variants:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eP-39Q-6 Airacobra 42-19622. 4th Recconnaisance Squadron, 6th Air Force, Puerto Rico, October 1943\u003cbr\u003e\n    P-39Q-6 Airacobra, 82nd TRS, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, pilot: Lt. 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They were mass-produced in the USA from the beginning of the Second World War and used in all theatres of war wherever the American air force appeared: in the Pacific, Europe, Africa and even Greenland!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey were first used during the famous Carolina Manoeuvres in 1941, on which, before Pearl Harbor, the Americans tested the readiness of their armed forces for war. The US Air Corps commander, General ‘Hap’ Arnold, described the PSP on that ocasion as “the year’s greatest achievement in aviation warfare,”. This is also where the colloquial name of the invention, Marston Mat, came from, as it was near the town of Marston that the manoeuvres were held.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade from corrosion-resistant manganese steel, the individual mat weighed around 60 pounds. Holes allowed drainage and reduced the weight. Each piece was ringed with hooks to connect the mats into a permanent surface. A set of mats to build a complete runway could be carried within a cargo hold of one Liberty ship. Experienced builders were able to assemble it within 72 hours of unloading.\u003cbr\u003e\nUniversal model base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe plastic 1\/72nd PSP Airfield base for a scale model is simple, but thanks to its accuracy and fine detail it allows even the less experienced modeller to make an impressive diorama. The crisp surface texture facilitates the use of various modelling techniques. To each base we add a link to free files for self-printing on a 3D printer with universal airfield equipment: fire extinguisher, toolboxes, fuel barrels, British ‘flimsy’ fuel cans, wheel chocks and wooden trestle. It is left to the modeller's creativity to make further additions to the small diorama, decide for yourself, will it be figures, vehicles, animals?\u003cbr\u003e\n3D files for self-printing (QR code for download available on the packaging)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eFile for self-printing on a 3D resin printer, consumer license for non commercial use\u003cbr\u003e\n    See the therms and regulations for using files §4a link.\u003cbr\u003e\n    How to use file? Scroll down description!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe product is available in the form of 3D files in STL format. 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James H. Howard MH, 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, Boxted, UK. April 1944 r.                                \u003cbr\u003e\n    Mustang III, KH516\/WC-F, pilot: Kpt. Jerzy Mencel DFC, 309 Squadron Polish Air Forces, shot down Me-262 jet fighter, 9th April 1945.\u003cbr\u003e\n    P-51C-10-NT Mustang, 43-25045\/C3-W, „Snookie”, pilot: Lt. Edward T. Pawlak, 382nd Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group, France, July1944 r.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore information about the kit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArticles about kit content and historical research of colour options are available on the armahobbynews website link.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduced under license from Boeing. 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Rozwiązaniem tego problemu było zainstalowanie w płatowcu P-51A brytyjskiego silnika Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 (stosowano go w Spitfire IX\/XVI) z dwustopniową sprężarką, produkowanego już w USA na licencji w zakładach Packard pod zaznaczeniem V-1650. Powstała w ten sposób wersja, P-51B Mustang, była zdolna do lotu z Anglii do Berlina i rozwiązywała problem eskorty dziennych nalotów bombowych nad Niemcy. Masową produkcję nowej wersji Mustanga prowadzono w zakładach North American w Kalifornii pod oznaczeniem P-51B-NA i w Teksasie pod oznaczeniem P-51C-NT. Samoloty wersji produkcyjnych różniły się drobnymi szczegółami wprowadzanymi wraz z rozwojem konstrukcji, jak np.: dodatkowy zbiornik paliwa za kabiną pilota czy płetwa stabilizacyjna przez statecznikiem pionowym. Ponad dwieście sztuk przebudowano w wersję fotorozpoznawczą F-6C przez zabudowanie kamer w kadłubie za kabiną pilota. Łącznie wyprodukowano 3738 samolotów wersji B i C. Aż 900 z nich, pod oznaczeniem Mustang Mk III, przekazano do RAF oraz do Polskich Sił Powietrznych, RAAF, RCAF i Wolnych Francuzów. Brytyjskie modyfikacje to udoskonalona owiewka kabiny tzw. Malcolm Hood (wprowadzona też w amerykańskich P-51A oraz B\/C), osłony przeciwodblaskowe za rurami wydechowymi i skrzela na otworach filtra przeciwpyłowego. Myśliwce P-51B\/C były uzbrojone w 4 km kalibru 12,7 mm w skrzydłach. Na zaczepach podskrzydłowych przenosiły bomby 250 i 500 funtowe oraz aluminiowe zbiorniki paliwa o pojemności 75 galonów i papierowe - 108 galonów. Samoloty P-51B\/C Mustang wprowadzono do służby na europejskim teatrze działań pod koniec 1943 roku. Odegrały one kluczową rolę w złamaniu oporu lotnictwa myśliwskiego niemieckiej Luftwaffe w 1944 roku. Służyły także w rejonie Morza Śródziemnego oraz na birmańsko-chińskim teatrze działań wojennych. Obok zadań eskortowych Mustangi wykonywały działania wsparcia naziemnego i zwalczania rakiet V-1. 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