B-24D Liberator Assembly Ship

The B-24 Liberator was one of the best known American long-range bombers, widely used during World War II, together with its companion and rival, the B-17 Flying Fortress. It can be recognised thanks to its “double drift” tail. It was designed and built by Consolidated at the beginning of the 1940’s. The B-24 D was the first bombing version constructed on a large scale from 1942, with almost 3,000 units built during the conflict. Powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43 1,200hp engines, with Hamilton-Standard propellers which pushed it to a maximum speed of 467 km/h, it disposed of an offensive payload of over 3,600 kg in bombs. It was used on all fronts, both in Europe and in the Pacific.

Vijf verschillend uitvoeringen mogelijk;

• B-24D Liberator Assembly Ship - "Minerva" assembly ship 392nd.BG - Wendling Norfolk UK 1944 - 1945.

• B-24D Liberator Assembly Ship - 565th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group, "Hethel AFB" Norfolk UK 1943.

• B-24D Liberator Assembly Ship - 44th Bomber Group, 68th Bomber Squadron, RAF Bassingbourn Air Force Base Cambridgeshire UK 1943.

• B-24D Liberator Assembly Ship - Polish Squadron n.1586 flight Brindisi Italy 1944.

• B-24D Liberator Assembly Ship - 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group of the 9th Air Force. Captured by Italian Forces, Pachino, Sicily, February 1943.

Aantal onderdelen: 97 

Afmeting:

• Lengte 280mm 

Schaal 1:72

Italeri 1285