Due March 2012

• True 1/72 scale.
• Professionally painted.
• Great attention to detail.
• All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).
• Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.
• Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.
• Optional armament provided.
• Canopy can be displayed open or closed.
• Pilot figure included.
• Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.
• Highly collectable.

The Bell P-39 Airacobra originally flew with excellent performance but by the time the
aircraft reached the front lines the Army Air Corp had changed so many features that the
plane was far from what Bell had originally designed. They added weight, removed the
supercharger from the Allison engine that didn’t have the power it claimed. What could
have been and should have been one of the best aircraft of WWII turned out to be much
less. Even with all its flaws they still produced 9,584 P-39s.


The 40th FS “Fight’n Red Devils” arrived in Brisbane Australia on February 25, 1942 and
were assigned to the 35th FG of the USAAF 5th Air Force. Lt. William McDonough was
assigned P-39K-1 s/n 42-4358 and had an “Angelic Donald Duck” painted on the
starboard side of the nose. It is referred to as “Angelic” because Donald is wearing an
angel costume with his sleeves rolled up ready for a fight. When the war had ended Lt.
McDonough had 5 victories