Hobby Master World War II Era Military Aircraft

USAAF Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Fighter - Major Gerald Johnson, 9th Fighter Squadron "Flying Knights", 49th Fighter Group, The Philippines, October 1944 (1:72 Scale)

The P-40 was the best known Curtiss-Wright designed airplane of the Second World War. It was also one of the most controversial fighters, vilified by many as being too slow, lacking in maneuverability, having too low a climbing rate, and being largely obsolescent by contemporary standards even before it went into production.

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USAAF Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Fighter - Lieutenant Bruce Campbell, "Geronimo", 45th Fighter Squadron "Hoosier Hogs", Central Pacific, December 1943 (1:72 Scale)

The P-40 was the best known Curtiss-Wright designed airplane of the Second World War. It was also one of the most controversial fighters, vilified by many as being too slow, lacking in maneuverability, having too low a climbing rate, and being largely obsolescent by contemporary standards even before it went into production.

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US Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Fighter - "Ruth-Less", Lieutenant Oscar Chenoweth, VF-38, Segi Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, September 1943 (1:72 Scale)

The F6F embodied the early lessons learned by users of Grumman's previous fleet-defense fighter, the Wildcat. In June 1941, Grumman lowered the wing center section to enable the undercarriage to be wider splayed, fitting more armor-plating around the cockpit to protect the pilot while also increasing the fighter's ammunition capacity.

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US Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Fighter - "White 3", Ensign Gordon Arthur Stanley, VF-27, USS Princeton (CVL-23), October 1944 (1:72 Scale)

The F6F embodied the early lessons learned by users of Grumman's previous fleet-defense fighter, the Wildcat. In June 1941, Grumman lowered the wing center section to enable the undercarriage to be wider splayed, fitting more armor-plating around the cockpit to protect the pilot while also increasing the fighter's ammunition capacity.

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Imperial Japanese Navy Nakajima B5N1 "Kate" Torpedo Bomber - 9-348, Sanzao Dao, 14th Kokutai, South China, 1939 (1:72 Scale)

The Nakajima B5N (Allied reporting name: Kate) was the Imperial Japanese Navy's standard torpedo bomber for the first years of World War II. While the B5N was substantially faster and more capable than its Allied counterparts, the TBD Devastator and Fairey Swordfish, it was close to obsolescence by the time of the Pearl Harbor Attack.

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German Messerschmitt Bf 110E Fighter - S9+NN, Leutnant Herbert Kutscha, 5./Zerstorergeschwader 1 "Wespen", Soviet Union, 1942 (1:72 Scale)

The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was an aircraft of very mixed fortunes. It has often been criticized for its failure during the Battle of Britain, while its successes in other fields have been largely ignored. Despite not living up to the Luftwaffe's expectations it did manage to serve Germany throughout the Second World War in the long-range escort fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance, ground attack and night fighter roles.

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