Scale: 1:24
Wingspan: 16"
Model Length: 18.25"
Item #: DESAF005
P-51D Mustang "Glamorous Glen" Desktop Model Airplane. Each scale model airplane is handcrafted from mahogany wood and comes with a wooden base ready to display in your home or office. This exceptional quality P-51 Mustang model airplane as flown by Chuck Yeager will surely impress anyone who receives this collectible desktop display as a gift. *In Stock - Ships in 2 Business Days*
Stationed in the United Kingdom at RAF Leiston, Chuck Yeager flew P-51 Mustangs in combat with the 363rd Fighter Squadron. He named his aircraft Glamorous Glen after his girlfriend, Glennis Faye Dickhouse, who became his wife in February 1945. He had gained one victory before he was shot down over France on his eighth mission on March 5, 1944. He escaped to Spain on March 30 with the help of the Maquis (French Resistance) and returned to England on May 15, 1944. During his stay with the Maquis, Yeager assisted the guerrillas in duties that did not involve direct combat though he did help to construct bombs for the group, a skill that he had learned from his father. He was awarded the Bronze Star for helping another airman who lost part of his leg during the escape attempt to cross the Pyrenees.
