United States
Curtiss Hawk 81 A-2 / P-40B Warhawk / Tomahawk Mk II
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Plastic model kit |
This boxed set contains:
- 1 x Curtiss Hawk 81 A-2 / P-40B Warhawk / Tomahawk Mk II 1/72 scale fighter aircraft
Republic of China Air Force
British Royal Air Force
Soviet Air Forces
The P-40 fighter was the last of the famous ‘Hawk‘ line produced by Curtiss Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. It was the third-most numerous US fighter of World War II. An early prototype version of the P-40 was the first American fighter capable of speeds greater than 300 mph. The Hawk 81, appeared in May 1940，By September of that year, over 200 had been delivered to the Army Air Corps. Early combat operations pointed to the need for more armor and self-sealing fuel tanks, which were included in the P-40B (called the Tomahawk Mk IIA in the UK).
This boxed set contains:
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1*Curtiss Hawk 81 A-2 / P-40B Warhawk / Tomahawk Mk II 1/72 scale fighter aircraft
The P-40 fighter was the last of the famous ‘Hawk‘ line produced by Curtiss Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. It was the third-most numerous US fighter of World War II. An early prototype version of the P-40 was the first American fighter capable of speeds greater than 300 mph. The Hawk 81, appeared in May 1940，By September of that year, over 200 had been delivered to the Army Air Corps. Early combat operations pointed to the need for more armor and self-sealing fuel tanks, which were included in the P-40B (called the Tomahawk Mk IIA in the UK).
