Bell P-400 Airacobra 1/48

Originally ordered by Great Britain and France before the US entry into the war, the aircraft proved too underpowered for European air combat and was quickly withdrawn from RAF service.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, many of these fighter aircraft were requisitioned by the US Army Air Force and sent to the South Pacific, often still bearing British camouflage and serial numbers.
Others served in North Africa or were later transferred to the USSR under Lend-Lease, where the Airacobra achieved exceptional low-altitude combat success.
The P-400 played a key role in early Pacific operations, particularly during the New Guinea and Guadalcanal campaigns.

Plastic model kit

• with paint stencils
• with nose weight
• Decal sheet with three USAAF marking options

3 decal options:
 

• P-400 Airacobra "White 19", AH736, 80th Fighter Squadron / 8th Fighter Group – Turnbull Airstrip, Milne Bay, 1942
• P-400 Airacobra "White 13" "Wahl Eye", 39th FS / 35th FG – Lt. Eugene A. Wahl, Port Moresby, New Guinea, Summer 1942
• P-400 Airacobra "White 13" "Hells Bell", BW151, 67th FS / 347th FG – Lt. Robert M. Ferguson, Guadalcanal, August–November 1942

Scale 1:48

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included