Academy Models 12587 PV-1 Patrol Bomber USN 1:72

ACADEMY-Minicraft 12587 1:72 PV-1 "Patrol Bomber" USN WWII twin-engine bomber and patrol aircraft Precisely engraved panel lines Masking seal included Decals for 6 versions: PV-1 of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB 150, West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Oct. 1944 PV-1 "Blonde Blitz" of unknown unit, Russel Islands, Solomon, Mid 1943 PV-1 "Scotters Dream" of unknown unit, Russel Islands, Solomon, Mid 1943 B-34 "Lexington" of USAAF. Built for RAF but used by USAAF, mainly for costal patrol and training missions RB-34 "Lexington" of USAAF, Randolph Field, TX, 1942. "R" stands for "Restricted from combat use" "B-34", thought to be the mount of the commander of 128th Air Division, Colonel Michael Alexandrovich Eryomin. Several battle damaged (by Japanese planes) PV-1s from Alutians escaped to Elizovo, Kamchatka, and some were salvaged to be air worthy and operated - including the battle Shumshu island in 1945