Academy - P-40C Tomahawk 1:48

This is an Academy 1/48 scale plastic model kit of a P-40C "Tomahawk" that the US supplied to Great Britain, France, China, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Russia and they served as a workhorse during WWII over the whole battlefield. The P-40C Tomahawk (as the company called No. Hawk 81A-2/3) is an early model of P-40 series and when it was exported, it was called the Mk.II B. Its first flight was on April 10, 1941. It was equipped with a new, larger fuel system and new radio equipment which greatly expanded its fighting range. This precision Academy kit is very easy to build and includes a detailed cockpit and landing gear, fully engraved panel lines, choice of finishing as one of two "Flying Tigers" aircraft used in China and Burma during WWII, and flown by Squadron Leader Robert H. Neale, 1st PS "Adam and Eves", AVG, June 1942, or Charles Older, 3rd PS "Hells Angels", AVG, May 1942. landing gear can be modeled up or down. Famous "Flying Tiger" WWII aircraft Fully engraved