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Boeing Model 281 1/48 Die Cast Model, 17th Squadron, Chinese Air Force, Nanking, 1937
Replicating a Boeing Model 281 - the export version of the P-26 Peashooter - flown by the 7th Pursuit Squadron, 3rd Pursuit Group, Chinese Air Force, against Imperial Japanese Navy A5M Claudes in the first-ever aerial dogfights and kills between monoplane fighters in 1937, this limited edition, 1/48 scale die cast Hobby Master model has it all!
You get engraved panel lines, real wire wing rigging, a detailed cockpit with a clear windscreen and a removable pilot figure, a detailed Pratt and Whitney engine front with a rotating propeller, two 116-pound demolition bombs and a rack of 25-pound fragmentation bombs, a realistic gun sight (from which the "Peashooter" got its nickname), detailed landing gear, authentic markings including Republic of China roundels, and more. 7" wingspan; includes a display stand.
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