1/48 ICM USAF B26K Counter Invader Attack Aircraft Vietnam War 48279

1/48 USAF B26K Counter Invader Attack Aircraft Vietnam War MARKINGS В-26К 64-17651, 56th Special Operations Wing, 609th Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phanom, 1969 В-26К 64-17649, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 1970 В-26К 64-17645, 56th Special OperationsWing, 609th Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phanom, 1969 В-26К 64-17679, 1st Special Operations Wing, USAF, late 1960s MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) 325 x 455 mm BOX SIZE 410 x 260 x 100 mm NUMBER OF PARTS 344 In the early 1960s, the USAF faced with the need of having aircraft capable of counterinsurgency operations. Along with the development of specialized aircraft, improvements to existing models were carried out to fulfill these tasks. Improvements, among other things, consisted of strengthening the wing structure and adding eight underwing points of the weapon suspension, installing an increased area rudder, adding fuel tanks at the wingtips and installing dual controls. In the spring of 1964