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Free French Air Force Douglas Boston Mk.IV Light Attack Bomber - 342 Lorraine Squadron, B-50 Vitry-en-Artois, France, 1944 (1:72 Scale)
Free French Air Force Douglas Boston Mk.IV Light Attack Bomber - 342 Lorraine Squadron, B-50 Vitry-en-Artois, France, 1944

Hobby Master Free French Air Force Douglas Boston Mk.IV Light Attack Bomber - 342 Lorraine Squadron, B-50 Vitry-en-Artois, France, 1944


 
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Hobby Master HA4203 Free French Air Force Douglas Boston Mk.IV Light Attack Bomber - 342 Lorraine Squadron, B-50 Vitry-en-Artois, France, 1944 (1:72 Scale) "Too much credit cannot be given to these men of the 12th Army Group, Ninth Air Force tactical team who are relentlessly battering our foe on the ground and from the air. They beat him on the beachhead, drove him from the occupied nations, crushed him in his own Rhineland, and next will destroy him in the heart of his Fatherland. It is these fighting men who are responsible for our past successes, and it is their indomitable spirit which assures a speedy and crushing victory for our cooperating arms."
- Omar N. Bradley, Lt. General, U.S.A. Commanding, March 27th, 1945

The Douglas A-20/DB-7 Havoc was a family of American attack, light bomber and night fighter aircraft of World War II, that served with several Allied air forces, principally those of the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States. The DB-7 was also used by the air forces of Australia, South Africa, France, and the Netherlands during the war, and Brazil afterwards. The bomber aircraft was known as Boston among British and Commonwealth air forces, while the Royal Air Force night fighter variants were given the service name Havoc. The United States Army Air Forces assigned the DB-7 the designation "A-20" and gave it the popular name "Havoc".

The A-20J carried an additional bombardier in an extended acrylic glass nose section. These were intended to lead bombing formations, with the following standard A-20s dropping their bombs when signaled by the leader. A total of 450 were built, 169 for the RAF which designated them Boston Mk IV from the summer of 1944 onwards.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a Free French Air Force Douglas Boston Mk.IV light attack bomber was attached to 342 Lorraine Squadron, then deployed to B-50 Vitry-en-Artois, France, during 1944. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 8-1/4 inches
Length: 11-3/4 inches

Release Date: March 2014

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Spinning propellers
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with display stand

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