Hobby Master HA3224 1:72 Douglas B-26K Counter Invader – Miniature Marvels: Airplane Models & Painted Dice* Airplane Model

Description

Hobby Master 1:72 Douglas B-26K Counter Invader HA3224

• True 1:72 scale
• Professionally painted
• Great attention to detail
• All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
• Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
• Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
• Canopy can be removed to place figures inside
• 3 figures included
• Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
• Highly collectable

In 1941 Douglas Aircraft Company began work on their twin-engine medium-bomber A-26Invader. By the end of production there were 2,452 aircraft produced for all variants. The A-26/B-26 was the only U.S. bomber to take part in three wars, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Theconfusion with the use of the designation B-26 began when the Martin B-26 Marauder wasretired and in 1948 the USAF dropped the A (Attack) designator so the Douglas A-26Invader became the B-26 Invader. The A-26 made its first European appearance in late 1944.

In early 1967 the B-26K Counter Invader was delivered to the 609th Special Operations
Squadron (SOS), 56th Special Operations Wing (SOW) based at Nakhon Phanom Royal
Thai Air Base. These aircraft used call-sign Nimrod and tasked with impeding the flow of menand supplies from North Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh trail. In November 1969 the 609thSOS operations ended with most aircraft being sent to the U.S. but B-26K 64-17651 that wasoriginally built as B-26C 44-34119 is displayed at the KAI Aerospace Museum, Sachon,South Korea.