Corgi AA27708 North American P-51D Mustang 'Jersey Jerk', USAAF 9th Air Force, Major Donald Strait

Corgi AA27708 North American P-51D Mustang 'Jersey Jerk', USAAF 9th Air Force, Major Donald Strait

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: AA27708

Manufacturer Number: AA27708
Condition: New
Category: Models, Aircraft
Brand: Corgi
Range: Corgi January 2025
Era: World War 2
Construction: Diecast Model
Scale: 1:72
Type Of Aircraft: P51 Mustang

£53.99

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As far as distinctively presented Mustangs of the Second World War are concerned, few were as colourful as the machines flown by the 356th Fighter Group of the US Army Air Force. Flying out of RAF Martlesham Heath in Suffolk, just a short flight from Britain's North Sea coast, the group were colloquially referred to as the 'Martlesham Playboys' or, perhaps more understandably, the 'Blue Diamonds'.

After completing his flight training in the US, Donald J Strait arrived in England to fly the P-47 Thunderbolt in autumn 1943. A native of Verona, New Jersey, he proudly took the name of his home state into combat with the Luftwaffe in the skies above Europe, naming his aircraft 'Jersey Jerk'.

Achieving three aerial victories whilst flying the Thunderbolt, Strait enjoyed his most prolific period of combat success once his unit converted to the North American P-51D Mustang at the end of 1944.

Wearing the distinctive markings of the 356th Fighter Group, Captain Strait and his 'Jersey Jerk' scored a further 10.5 confirmed aerial victories in the final months of the Second World War, including a productive day on 20th February 1945 when he dispatched three Fieseler Storch Luftwaffe observation aircraft in the same mission.

With a total of 13.5 aerial victories, Donald Strait ended the war as the most successful ace pilot in the 356th Fighter Group.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
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Corgi AA27708 North American P-51D Mustang 'Jersey Jerk', USAAF 9th Air Force, Major Donald Strait

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