HobbyBoss 1/72 US P-61A Black Widow Plastic Model Kit [87261]

Since the Air Force of each country started pay their attention on the night bombing,the bombing became more effective than ever.To fight against the night bombing,a series of night fighter were put into use.The American start their night fighter program on 1940.The Army use the P-70 Havoc and Beaufighter to fight with the Japanese until the first 45 P-61 Black Widow were in active service on October,1943.

The first 37 P-61 were installed with a four gun turret on the back of the fuselage and deleted on the following aircrafts.The first unit to take the P-61A into combat was the 6th Night-Fighter Squadron in Hawaii.The Black Widow soon replace the Douglas P-70s and P-38J on 1 May 1944.

Item No 87261 Item Name US P-61A Black Widow Bar Code 6939319272614 Scale 1:72 Item Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit Model Dimension Length: 210mm   Wingspan: 279mm Total Plastic Parts 60+ Total Sprues 10 sprues Chromeplate Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts n/a Film Accessory n/a Released Date 2017-09 More Features The kit consists of over 60 parts , includes 2 clear parts

Key Specifications

• Scale: 1:72

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