1:72 P-61A BlackWidow/P-61B Lady of Dark Carson 5122 540005122

Art.Nr.: 540005122
Art.bezeichnung: 1:72 P-61A BlackWidow/P-61B Lady of Dark

Continuing with its 2-in-1 kit releases in the popular 1/72 Warbirdsrange, Dragon brings an attractive item allowing modelers to buildeither a P-61A or P-61B night-fighter as flown by the US Army Air Forcesduring WWII. The P-61 Black Widow, named after a North American spider,is significant because it was the first operational warplane designedfrom the outset to use a radar. The twin-boom fighter had a crew ofthree (pilot, gunner and radar operator), and it boasted four 20mmHispano M2 cannons and four 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns. The firstof 706 production P-61s rolled off the production line in October 1943, and it remained in service till 1954.

There has been a considerable gap since either of Dragons previous P-61appeared on shop shelves. But now Dragon’s immensely practical 2-in-1philosophy permits modelers to choose either one to build. ! All thecharacteristic elements necessary to assemble either of these BlackWidow variants is included in the box. Detail levels are sharp, and thekit builds up into an accurate representation of this Americannight-fighter that flew in many different theaters of war in WWII. This will be another 2-in-1 hit from the Warbirds range.

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