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A "snap-tite" kit of the P-51B, in 1/48 scale from Pegasus Hobbies.  Includes markings for Capt. Lee Archer's "Ina the Macon Belle" of the Tuskegee Airmen.

The legendary P-51 Mustang was an excellent fighter, but it also proved to be a universal photo-reconnaissance plane. Its performance: speed, ceiling, armament, and great range meant that it could efficiently reach a distant target, photograph it and safely return to the base. To become a long- range aerial spy, the Mustang, unlike, for example, the Spitfire, required only the installation of photographic equipment.

The reconnaissance Mustang F-6C was a modification of the P-51B/C fighter. Most of the F-6Cs were built at the North American factories in Dallas and differed from the fighters produced there mainly in the openings for installing a camera. Photo equipment was installed at modification centers in Love Field and Kansas City. 230 serial F-6Cs were produced this way. In addition, more than 50 P-51B/C fighters were converted into reconnaissance planes in overseas depots and combat units. The reconnaissance Mustangs performed well both for high-altitude missions with a vertical camera and
for low-level tactical reconnaissance using an oblique camera. Their armament also allowed them to ​ engage in equal combat with enemy planes. They were used by the US Army and Allied Air Force in European, Mediterranean, and Far East theatres of operations.

Produced under license from Boeing. Boeing, F-6C Mustang and the distinctive Boeing logos, product markings and trade dress are trademarks of The Boeing Company.

Kit includes parts needed to build a 1/72 scale model of the F-6C Mustang fighter/photo-reconnaissance aeroplane

• plastic parts
  
• decal with 4 marking options (2 USAAF and 1 French)
  
• self-adhesive kabuki-paper painting masks for canopy and wheels

Marking Options

• F-6C-10-NT Mustang, 44-10889/R7-N, GR II.33 Savoie, French Air Forces, April-May 1945.
  
• F-6C-1-NA Mustang, 43-12400/ZM-O, pilot: Cpt. E.B. ‘’Blackie’’ Travis, 12th Tactical Reconnaissance
  
• Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Middle Wallop, England, spring 1944.
  
• F-6C-5-NT Mustang, 42-103604/600, pilot: Maj. E.O. McComas, 118th Tactical Reconnaissance
  
• Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, Chengkung China, October 1944.

US aircraft weapons-- Air-to-Air Missile

Specification

• Scale 1:32
• Total Parts: 235 pcs
  
• Total Sprues: 33 sprues
  

The Douglas TBD Devastator was a torpedo bomber of the United States Navy, ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the USN and possibly for any navy in the world. However, the fast pace of aircraft development caught up with it, and by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the TBD was already outdated. It performed well in some early battles, but in the Battle of Midway the Devastators launched against the Japanese fleet were almost totally wiped out. The type was immediately withdrawn from front line service, replaced by the Grumman TBF Avenger.

Features

• Detailed fuselage & wing w/accurate design

• Highly detailed Engines

• Finely detailed cockpit

• PE parts included

• folding wings

The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II was a proposed American attack aircraft from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. It was to be an all-weather, carrier-based stealth bomber replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Its Avenger II name was taken from the Grumman TBF Avenger of World War II.

The development of the A-12 was troubled by cost overruns and several delays, causing questions of the program’s ability to deliver upon its objectives; these doubts led to the development program’s cancellation in 1991. The manner of its cancellation was contested through litigation until a settlement was reached in January 2014.

Contents

• Plastic sprue, Decalsheet (waterslide)

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was an American low-wing dive bomber from the Second World War. The flight of the prototype took place in 1940, and serial production was carried out in the period 1943-1945. The drive - in the SB2C-4 version - was provided by a single 1900 HP Wright R-2600-20 engine. The length of the aircraft was 11.18 meters with a wingspan of 15.17 meters. The maximum speed was up to 475 km / h. The deck armament consisted of two 20mm AN / M2 cannons and two 7.62mm Browning machine guns. The machine could also carry a bomb load of up to 1,400 kilograms or a Mark 13-2 torpedo.

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was developed and put on the line as the successor to the successful Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft. The machine, compared to its predecessor, was clearly larger, heavier, but also had a shorter range and was much more demanding than the pilot. However, it was compensated by a very high - for this class of machines - maximum speed and climb. Over time, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver gained a very good reputation among the crews flying it. Several versions of this aircraft were developed in the course of production, including: SB2C-1 (first production version armed with 4 12.7 mm MGs and one 7.62 mm MG), SB2C-3 (version with new engine and propeller), SB2C-4 (version with higher capacity) or SB2C-5 (version with increased capacity of fuel tanks). Machines of this type were used very intensively during the Pacific War of 1943-1945. They took part, for example, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea (1944) or during the Battle of Leyte Bay (1944), but also during the struggles on Iwo-Jima and Okinawa (1945). After the end of World War II, many aircraft of this type were handed over to, for example, Greece, France or Italy.

This is an injection-plastic jet aircraft model kit.

The North American Mustang is considered to be the best piston- engined single-seater fighter plane of the Second World War. The speed of its design was in itself a record: British workmen, built one in 117 days in 1940!

Specifications

• Parts: 51
• Packaging: 125 x 235 x 45 mm

Slow But Deadly!

The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944.

The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The type earned its nickname "Slow But Deadly" (from its SBD initials) during this period.

Limited edition model of the Japanese company Hasegawa with Cartograf decal and masks.

Features

• Type: Aeroplane model kit

• Medium: plastic

• Scale: 1/72

• Remarks: Limited Edition

• Box size: 29 x 14 x 4cm

Markings variants

• SBD-4 Dauntless, Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 233, VMSB-233, Guadalcanal, Spring 1943.

• SBD-5 Dauntless, Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 231, VMSB-231, MAJ Elmer Glidden, MSGT James Boyle, Majuro, Marshall Islands 1944.