Forces of Valor USAAC Curtiss P-40B Warhawk Fighter - 78th Pursuit Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group, Bellows Field, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7th, 1941 (1:72 Scale)

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USAAC Curtiss P-40B Warhawk Fighter - 78th Pursuit Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group, Bellows Field, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7th, 1941 (1:72 Scale)

Forces of Valor USAAC Curtiss P-40B Warhawk Fighter - 78th Pursuit Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group, Bellows Field, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7th, 1941

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Forces of Valor FOV812060D USAAC Curtiss P-40B Warhawk Fighter - 78th Pursuit Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group, Bellows Field, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7th, 1941 (1:72 Scale) "This nation will remain a neutral nation, but I cannot ask that every American remain neutral in thought as well. Even a neutral has a right to take account of facts, even a neutral cannot be asked to close his mind or close his conscience. I have said not once but many times that I have seen war and that I hate war; I say that again and again. I hope the United States will keep out of this war, I believe that it will. And I give you assurance and reassurance that every effort of your government will be directed toward that end. As long as it remains within my power to prevent there will be no blackout of peace in the United States."
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, September 5th, 1939

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. The inadequacies of the P-40 were even the subject of a Congressional investigation after the War ended.

While these criticisms were certainly valid, it is also true that the P-40 served its country well, especially in China and Burma, during the opening phase of the War in the Pacific when little else was available to the US Army Air Corps. Along with the P-39 Airacobra, the P-40 was the only American fighter available in quantity to confront the Japanese advance until more modern aircraft could be delivered to front line squadrons.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a USAAC Curtiss P-40B Warhawk fighter that was attached to the 78th Pursuit Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group, then deployed to Bellows Field, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 6-inches
Length: 5-1/2-inches

Release Date: February 2023

Historical Account: "Bushmasters" - During World War II, the unit was recognized and stationed in the Pacific theater where the unit flew P-39s, P-40s, and P-51s. With a combat record from the war of 200 enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, versus the loss of only six aircraft assigned to the unit. The 78th received the Distinguished Unit Citation for actions at the Musashino Plant, Tokyo, Japan, on April 7th, 1945.

On November 1st, 1952, the 78th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was reactivated, flying F-86 Sabre aircraft as part of the 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing. In 1954, the 81st became a Fighter Bomber Wing and the assigned squadrons began flying the F-84 Thunderjet. Then in 1958, the 78th received its first F-101 Voodoo aircraft.