Academy World War Ii United States 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.

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 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 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 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 the Academy USAAF B-17E "Pacific Theater" 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit.

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 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