1:72 Scale Metal Diecast - P-51B Mustang "Ding Hao!," Medal of Honor recipient and 12-victory ace Maj. James Howard, Commander, 356th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, USAAF, 1944 ? Length: 5.5" Wingspan: 6.25? This model is a single seat plane. The cockpit is glue shut and it has a pilot figure inside. The landing gear is optional, pieces are included to make the model look as if it were inflight or on the ground. A display stand is included. This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and older. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The commission approached NAA to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, NAA proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was completed on 9 September 1940, 102 days after contract signing, achieving its first flight on 26 October.