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Hobby Master 1:32 Air Power Series HA0306 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Diecast Model USN VF-83, Death and Destruction, USS Essex, May 1945

1:32 Scale		Length		Width
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		12.75"		16.25"

PLEASE NOTE: This item has a planned arrival date of November 2018 and is only available for PRE-ORDER at this time.

1. Orders are not shipped until complete. If you wish to receive in-stock items prior to pre-ordered items, you must place separate orders.
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Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat "Death & Destruction" Bu.No 72534 White 115 belonged to VF-83 onboard the USS Essex that between March 23 and May 28, 1945 was assigned to assist in the invasion of Okinawa. F6F-5 "Death & Destruction" had mostly been shared by three pilots, McPherson, Kingston and Ward but it was on May 4, 1945 when Task Force 58 was attacked by a concentration of Kamikaze that Ward downed three Alf's (Kawanishi E7K) and an Oscar (Nakajima Ki-43). All three of these pilots would achieve ACE status.

Please note: An optional display stand is available separately if you wish to display this model "in-flight".