Lockheed P-38 P-38J Lightning "Haleakala II" 2nd Lt. Joseph E Ficklin USAAF - 1/72 Scale Diecast Metal Model by Militaria

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1:72 Scale Diecast Metal  - Lockheed P-38 Lightning 2nd Lt. Joseph E Ficklin, 459th Fighter Squadron "Twin Dragons", 80th Fighter Group "Burma Banshees", Rangoon, Burma, November 19th, 1944  – Length: 6.25"  Wingspan: 8.5”

The Lightning  model is single seat plane. The cockpit is glue shut. It has no pilot/crew figures included. Minor assembly is needed, landing gear and propellers need to be put in place. No glue or paints are needed. The landing gear is optional and can be attached or omitted to display the model in in-flight configuration. A display stand is included.

This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and up.

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II American fighter aircraft. Developed to a United States Army Air Corpsrequirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Named "fork-tailed devil" (der Gabelschwanz-Teufel) by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" (2飛行機、1パイロット Ni hikōki, ippairotto?) by the Japanese, the P-38 was used in a number of roles, including dive bombing, level bombing, ground-attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance missions, and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped withdrop tanks under its wings.