Academy 12347 1:48 US Navy PV-1 "Solomon Islands Theatre" USN

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12347 1:48 PV-1 "Solomon Islands Theatre" USN

Lockheed Ventura was an American bomber, patrol and night fighter during World War II. The aircraft had a metal structure, in a spine-wing configuration with a landing gear retracted in flight. It was powered by 2 Pratt and Whitney R-1850 engines, 2000 HP each. The flight of the prototype took place in 1940, and serial production continued in 1941-1944. The armament was usually made of 8 Lewis machine guns with calibers of 7.62 mm or 7.7 mm or 12.7 mm and up to 1134 kg of bombs.

USN WWII medium, twin-engine bomber/patrol aircraft.
Detailed cockpit, well defined panel lines
Build with bomb bay doors open or closed

Three U.S. Navy markings:

• PV-1 "Blonde Blitz" of unknown unit, Russel Island, Solomon, Mid 1943
• PV-1 "Scooters Dream" of unknow unit, Russel Islands, Solomon Mid 1943
• PV-1 "641", VB-148, July 1944