ACADEMY 12573 USN PBY-5A 1/72 SCALE

ACADEMY 12573 USN PBY-5A 1/72 SCALE

USN PBY-5A "Battle of Midway".
Battle of Midway 80th Anniversary 1942-2022.

Markings for 2 aircraft: (1) BuNo 04982, VP-44, Midway June 3 1942. Ensign Jewell “Jack” Harmon Reid and crew were first to detect the Japanese fleet 700 nautical miles west of Midway; (2) BuNo unknown, VP-24, Midway June 1942. Ensign Gaylord Propst and crew attacked the IJN with torpedoes. Canopy masks included.

1:72 scale plastic model kit from Academy, requires paint and glue.