ACADEMY 12533 1/72 USAAF B-17E "Pacific Theater"

Model Kit

The B-17 Flying Fortress was the most famous four-engine heavy bomber of World War II. Produced in the 1930s, the iconic B-17 was heavily modified and upgraded throughout its service and is known for dropping the most bombs during WWII. The first versions of this bomber were exposed to frontal attacks by German aircraft. Later variants of these bombers, like B-17E, were equipped with more powerful weapons to counter the German attacks successfully. This B-17E bomber is an excellent representation of the B-17 Flying Fortress as seen in the Pacific Theater. This kit includes over 75 transparent and plastic parts to build the B-17E with four finishing options in 1/72 scale.

FEATURES:

• Optional plastic and transparent parts for assembling B-17E bomber
  • Ten sprues with more than 75 parts
• Cartographic decals
• Four finishing options:
  • B-17E 41-2440 ‘Calamity Jane’, 98th BS / 11th BG, South Pacific, 1942-3
  • B-17E 41-2458 ‘Yankee Didd’ler’, 65th BS / 43rd BG, Southwest Pacific
  • B-17E 41-9227 ‘Yankee Doodle Jr’, 431st BS / 11th BG, South Pacific, 1942-3
  • B-17E unknown, 19th BG after captured by Japanese Army Air Force, Bandung Air Base, spring 1942