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Last update:
06/27/2010
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Northrop P-61 Black Widow |
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Scale 1:33 |
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Author: Rafal
Ciesielski |
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File Size: 51.3Mb |
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Please take a look at
Our Offer page before placing an
order. |
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"Times'A'Wastin", was the plane of Maj.
Carrol C. "Snuffy" Smith and his R/O, Lt Philip Porter.Maj. "Snuffy" Smith was the highest ranking American nocturnal ace in
World War II with the total of 7 kills. Four of them were achieved
in this plane during the course of one night, December 29, 1944, when he shot down
two Irvings, one Rufe, and one Frank, expending only 382 rounds!!! |
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Bonus parts included in the model allow
building the "Lady in the Dark" plane, known and famous mostly for its stunning nose art. It is a little
less known, that on this aircraft, Lt Robert W. Clyde and R/O Lt Bruce K. LeFord achieved the last aerial victory (claim
often disputed by historians however) of World War II, forcing the
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar) into the water on the last night of
the war. |
| Price $16.00 |
Model # 001 |
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If ordering a CD, please
add $5.75
for Shipping & Handling. One charge per order. |
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Technical data: |
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Length |
49ft 7in |
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Span |
66ft |
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Engine |
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65
Double Wasp 2,250hp each |
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Max Speed |
369mph |
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Armament |
4 x 20mm, 4 x 0.50cal |
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Crew |
2-3 |
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Model can be build in two versions,
"Times'a'Wastin"
or "Lady in the Dark", and in different levels of complexity. You
have a choice to build detailed interior, engines and gun compartment or
you can skip those elements and still have a great model to show off.
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Model built and photographed by Michael Cittadino, used with
permission. |
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