Hobby Master: 1/48 P-47D 42–26044 “Silver Lady”
The Republic Aviation P-47 “Thunderbolt” entered service in May 1942 with the introduction of the P-47B. It had a “Razorback”, a high dorsal spine behind the side-ways opening canopy that reduced visibility. As improvements were made a “D” variant was produced with 12,602 being manufactured. The British developed a sliding bubble canopy for their Typhoon and this was adopted by the USAAF starting with the P-47D-5. With its ability to survive enemy fire along with impressive armament and bomb load the P-47 excelled at ground attack roles.
P-47D 42–26044 “Silver Lady” HV-Z (underlined Z indicates second time
HV-Z was used) was
first flown in combat by Capt. James Carter and Major Les Smith of the 61st
FS/56th FG, Boxted, England 1944. In May 1944 Smith returned to the U.S. and
the “Silver Lady” was flown by many notable pilots. Gabreski scored four of
his victories with 42–26044, other pilots were J. Jure,J. Rankin, C. Thomton,
and M. Gladych. In August 1944 “Silver Lady” was fitted with a Malcolm hood
and flown 21 times by Witold Lanowski.
- 1/48 scale pre-finished
- Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
- Professionally painted.
- All markings pad applied for superb results.
- Cockpit slides open.
- Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
- Comes with display stand.
- Can be displayed with landing gear up or down.