Academy World War Ii Fighter 1/72 Plastic Model Airplanes

This is the Academy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat US Navy Fighter 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

This is the Academy F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

This is a 1/72 Plastic P-47D Thunderbolt "Razor-Back" Model Kit from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up. The P-47 was a workhorse during the last half of WWII. The craft was large and heavy but thanks to a powerful engine and solid design the P-47D could perform with great agility. Commonly used to escort U.S. bombers, the craft was also quite capable of ground attack. Nearly 12,602 "D" models were built, more than any other fighter sub-type in history.

This is the Academy P-51B Mustang 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

This is a plastic 1/72 P-51D Mustang USAAF & USAF Airplane from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The D model Mustang with the bubble canopy is by far the most famous version of this U.S. fighter aircraft. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 engine the aircraft was unrivalled as a bomber escort.

This is the Academy Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

This is a 1/72 Spitfire Mk.XIV-C Airplane from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The Spitfire Mk.XIV was the first mass produced Spitfire with the 35 liter Griffon engine in place of the smaller Merlin. The aircraft was used extensively in Europe after D-Day, and to shoot down V-1 "buzz bombs".

This is a 1/72 Plastic A6M5c Zero Fighter Type 52c Model Kit from Academy Plastics. It's for ages 10 and up. The Zero Fighter was the Imperial Japanese Navy's first single-seat and sinlge-engined shipboard fighter with the retractable undercarriage. It was the most produced type of Japanese aircraft during WWII. Towards the end of WWII many of the Zero fighters were converted for use as Kamikaze attack craft.

This is a 1/72 scale P51C Mustang Fighter plastic model airplane.

This is the 1/72 Scale P-47D & F-86E "Gabreski" Plastic Model Kit by Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

This is a 1/72 Hawker Typhoon IB Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Conceived by Sydney Camm to supersede the Hurricane as a fighter-interceptor, the Typhoon became famous as a low level ground attack aircraft. This was thanks to it's heavy cannon armament and ability to carry up to 2000lbs of bombs or 8 rocket projectiles. The Typhoon was powered by a unique H-configured 24 cylinder Napier-Sabre engine rated at over 2,000 horsepower. Typhoons played an important role in the D-Day invasions in Normandy with their attacks on German shipping and armour.

Assemble A Messerschmitt BF109G-14 with This 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit from Academy. Suitable for Ages 10 and Older.

This is a 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 Plastic Model Kit from Academy. The Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 was one of the most numerous versions of this famous German WWII fighter aircraft. Known to its pilots as the "Gustav" it eventually served in all theatres were the Luftwaffe was active and the aircraft were also used to defend Germany against the American daylight bombing raids. The Bf109G-6 was powered by a Daimler-Benz DB605 inverted V-12 engine rated at 1,475hp and was typically armed with two 13mm MG131 guns in the upper cowl and one 20mm MG151 or 30mm Mk.108 cannon firing through the center of the spinner.

This is a plastic 1/72 Hawker Tempest Airplane from Academy Plastics. It's a skill level 1 model plane. The Hawker Tempest was perhaps the ultimate British piston engined fighter developed during WWII. Similar in appearance to the Hawker Typhoon, the Tempest featured a much thinner laminar flow wing which gave much better overall performance. Tempests were used successfully during the last years of WWII ground attack aircraft, and for intercepting the German V-1 "Buzz Bombs" which were launched against London and South-East England. The Hawker Tempest was powered by a 2180 hp, 24 cylinder, H-configuration Napier-Sabre engine.

This is a 1/72 Scale P-47D Thunderbolt "Eileen" Plastic Model Kit from Academy Hobby Model Kits. For Ages 10 and Up. The P-47D was a workhorse of the U.S. Army Air Force during the last half of World War II, and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war. Although its 2000 hp R-2800 "Double Wasp" engine and exhaust turbine made the aircraft large and heavy, these proved to be no barrier to high performance, and it was utilized not only as an escort to U.S. bombers, but its bomb load capacity made it outstanding in the ground attack role.

This is the 1/72 Scale Me262A-1/2 "Last Ace" Plastic Model Kit by Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

This is a 1/72 Curtiss P-40M/N Warhawk Plastic Model Kit from Academy. The Curtiss P-40 was the only USAAF fighter available in quantity when the US entered WWII in 1941. By that time, the aircraft was almost obsolete compared to its adversaries, but soldiered on throughout the war as various improvements were made in its design. The P-40M and N variants were the last production models and were developed in an attempt to overcome some of the performance deficencies of the aircraft. The P-40N in particular underwent a major program of weight reduction, and as a result was the fastest and most agile of the P-40 series. The N-model also featured improved rear visibility through a redesigned rea