Messerschmitt Me262 & P-51D Mustang Dogfight Double
[A50183]

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The description below is taken from the Airfix catalogue this kit was first seen in. There is also extra information underneath the main catalogues description including any changes to the name of this kit in the catalogues.

During the final months of WWII, an increasingly desperate Luftwaffe introduced the world's first operational jet fighter, which represented a huge advancement in aviation technology and threatened to overturn Allied air superiority. Despite being 100mph slower than the German jet, the superb North American Mustang fighter was available in great numbers and hunted Me262 mercilessly, picking them off the air and on the ground.