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375th Fighter Squadron P-51 Mustang Model

Fly ‘Detriot Miss’ of the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group ‘Yellow Jackets’ in this hand crafted P-51 Model. Each piece is carved from wood and hand-painted to provide a piece you’ll love.

• Length- 15 inches; Width – 18″
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran-Owned Business

The 361st Fighter Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily in the European Theatre of World War II.
During World War II the group was an Eighth Air Force fighter unit stationed in England. Primarily assigned to RAF Little Walden in 1943. It claimed 226 air and 105 ground aircraft destroyed. It flew its last mission on 20 April 1945.
During the Cold War the unit was redesignated as the 127th Fighter Group, and allotted to the Michigan Air National Guard. Today, the 127th Wing is a part of the USA’s national defense, being part of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command’s First Air Force.

Urban Leonard Drew (March 21, 1924 – April 3, 2013), known as Ben Drew, was a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces and a flying ace of World War II. He was the first and the only Allied pilot to shoot down two Luftwaffe jet-powered Me 262 aircraft in a single mission while flying a propeller-driven North American P-51 Mustang. He received the Air Force Cross for the mission in 1983.[1]