Academy World War Ii 1/72 Plastic Model Airplanes

This is a plastic 1/72 Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina USN Patrol Airplane from Academy Plastics. It's for experienced modelers. The PBY-5A was the first version of this famous aircraft equipped with with landing gear, which made it a true amphibian plane. Painted black and armed with bombs and radar, the PBY-5A was used effectively against ships.

This is the Academy TBF-1 Avenger US Navy Torpedo Bomber 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

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

This is the 1/72 Scale USAAF B-29A "Enola Gay & Bockscar" Plastic Model Kit by Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

This is the Academy Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

Assemble a Junkers JU87G-1 Stuka Dive Bomber "Tank Buster" with this 1/72 scale plastic model kit from Academy. Suitable for ages 10 and older.

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 Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

This is the 1/72 scale PBY-5A Battle of Midway USN plastic model military aircraft kit from Academy Plastics.

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

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 the 1/72 Scale US Navy SB2C-4 "Operation Iceberg" Plastic Model Kit by Academy. Suitable for Ages 14 & Older.

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 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.