ACADEMY 12495 1/72 B-17F “Memphis Belle” Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
Though not the most produced, the Boeing B-17 was WWII's most famous American heavy bomber. It got the name "Flying Fortress" from a journalist who noticed the ten bristling .50 cal machine guns on its first flight. The most famous B-17 was a B-17F-10-BO tail number 03888 with the 324th Bomber Squadron in the UK. This crew named her the "Memphis Belle" after the sweetheart of her pilot, Lt. Robert K. Morgan. This B-17 is regarded as the first USAAF bomber crew to complete 25 European missions and thus rotate home. The crew and the plane were brought home and became the stars of a War Bond Tour and Hollywood war propaganda film called "Memphis Belle". The city of Memphis later purchased and put it in an open-air memorial. This kit comprises over 150 transparent and plastic parts ready for a faithful recreation of the B-17F, with two finishing markings in 1/72 scale.
FEATURES:
- Fully engraved panel lines and rivet details
- All pieces are molded in a gray plastic
- Highly detailed cockpit interior
- Highly detailed bomb bay
- Optional position landing gear and bomb bay door
- Nose armament with clear canopy
- Manually operated ball-turret in the belly
- 4 paddle-bladed propellers
- Tail gunner and waist gunner compartments
- Authentic decal markings for: Memphis Belle, 324th BS/91st BG/8th AF June 1943 and Miss Ouachita, 322nd BS/91st BG/8th AF, Feb. 1944
- Detailed pictorial assembly instructions
- Scale: 1/72
- Approx. Length: 12" (30.5cm)
- Approx. Wingspan: 17-1/8" (43.4cm)