AIR591 - Airfix - 1/72 Invader - WWHP112501

The Douglas A-26 Invader entered service with the USAAF in 1944 as a fast, heavily armed twin-engine light bomber and ground attack aircraft. It flew combat in both the European and Pacific theatres in WWII and went on to serve in Korea — redesignated B-26 from 1948 — and later in Southeast Asia, remaining in frontline use longer than almost any other WWII-era American combat aircraft. The A-26B variant carried up to eight forward-firing .50-calibre machine guns in a solid nose, making it one of the most heavily armed ground attack aircraft of the war. This Airfix tooling, first released in 1969, covers both the solid-nose A-26B and the glazed-nose A-26C bombardier variant.

Box Contents:

• Injection-moulded plastic sprues
• Clear sprue (canopy and nose glazing)
• Solid nose option (A-26B) and glazed bombardier nose option (A-26C)
• Underwing rockets and ordnance
• Waterslide decal sheet — 2 marking options:
  • A-26B "Miss Mildred" — natural metal, USAF Korea-era scheme (box art aircraft)
  • A-26C "Monie" — natural metal
• Instruction sheet

Series 5 | Vintage tooling (1969). Paint and cement required, not included. Note: this example is resealed.