1/72 FM-2 Wildcat

This fully finished and pre-painted model represents "Mah Baby" that was flown by Lt. Bruce Allen McGraw in October of 1944. This aicraft flew from the U.S.S. Gambier Bay. Main Features: - New aircraft type!NEW - 1/72 Authentic Scale - High Quality Diecast Metal - Historically Accurate - Removable Weapons - Detailed Cockpit - Pre-assembled - Display In Flight or In Landing Mode - Approximate dimensions: 4.79"L x 6.33"W x 1.53"H About the Wildcat series: The Grumman F4F Wildcat was the standard carrier-based fighter of the United States Navy for the first year and a half of World War II. An improved version built by General Motors (the General Motors FM Wildcat) remained in service throughout the war, on escort carriers where newer, larger and heavier fighters could not be used. The Wildcat was outperformed by the Mitsubishi Zero, its major opponent in the Pacific war, but held its own by absorbing far more damage and wielding more firepower. With heavy armor and self-sealing fuel tanks, the Grumman airframe could survive far more than its lightweight, unarmored Japanese rival. The original Grumman F4F-1 design was a biplane, which when proving inferior to rival designs was recast as the monoplane F4F-2. This was still not competitive with the Brewster F2A Buffalo which won initial US Navy orders, but when the F4F was fitted with a more powerful engine, the Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp, it showed its true merits and became the F4F-3. US Navy orders followed as did some (with Wright Cyclone engines) from France; these ended up with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm after the fall of France. In British service initially these were known as the Martlet I, but not all Marlets would be to the exact same specifications as US Navy aircraft. The F4F-3A would enter service as the Marlet III(B), the FM-1 as the Marlet V, and the FM-2 as the Martlet VI. The name Wildcat was still commonly used for these aircraft inspite of the official name change.

1/72 FM-2 Wildcat
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$25.95