Corgi AA27709 North American P-51D Mustang, 'Moonbeam McSWINE', William T. 'Bill' Whisner Jr, 1945 - Diecast Model Aviation, from 14 Years

"Bill" Whisner first made a name for himself as a constant wingman of the famous US ace George Preddy, but became a respected ace himself His most successful day was November 21, 1944, when, in the rapid course of a 20-minute air battle over the synthetic oil refineries of Merseburg, he shot down five FW190 fighters, with two more likely destroyed For this incredible achievement, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross Whisner received a second DSC on New Year's Day 1945 when Y-29 Asch airfield in Belgium was attacked by 65 enemy fighters during the air force attack "Operation Bodenplte" On launch with his usual Mustang "Moonbeam McSWINE", Whisner noticed approaching enemy planes and, once his landing gear had retracted, opened fire on a Focke-Wulf Fw19