Description
Academy 12341 USAAF P-40N 'Battle of Imphal' 1/48 Scale Plastic Model Kit. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting. The Academy Plastic Model Company has been producing kits since 1969. The company is famous for its endless research and development and the excellent model kits that result from the effort. Academy has been awarded Model of the Year at the Nuremberg International Toy Show nine times and the quality of their model kits meets or exceeds that of any other current manufacturer. Model kit features: accurately detailed cockpit and landing gear; precisely engraved panel lines and rivets; and three marking options: 'Lulu belle', P-40N-5-42-105218 of 2nd Lt. Philip Adair 89th Fighter SQ, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, Assam, India 1944; P-40N-5 42-105826 of Maj. Gerald Johnson, 49th FG HQ Biak (Hollandia/Jayapura) Oct. 1944. Command a fighter group armed with P-38, he used a P-40N with weapon, armor and paint removed to train new pilots, simulating the enemy; Kittyhawk IV 'Cleopatra III' of Wing Commander Geoff C. Atherton, 80 SQ, RAAF, New Guinea, 1944. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.