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Chinese Air Force Boeing Model 281 1703 Peashooter Fighter - 17th Squadron, Nanking, China (1:48 Scale)
Chinese Air Force Boeing Model 281 1703 Peashooter Fighter - 17th Squadron, Nanking, China

Hobby Master Chinese Air Force Boeing Model 281 1703 Peashooter Fighter - 17th Squadron, Nanking, China




 
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Hobby Master HA7510 Chinese Air Force Boeing Model 281 1703 Peashooter Fighter - 17th Squadron, Nanking, China (1:48 Scale) "Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror."
- Greg "Pappy" Boyington

The American Boeing P-26, nicknamed the "Peashooter", was the first all-metal production fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane used by the United States Army Air Corps. The prototype first flew in 1932, and were used by the Air Corps as late as 1941 in the Philippines.

The Boeing-funded project to produce the Boeing Model 248 began in September 1931, with the Army Air Corps supplying engines and instruments. The design included an open cockpit, fixed landing gear and externally braced wings, the last such design procured by the USAAC as a fighter plane. It also saw the introduction of flaps to reduce speeds for landings. The Army Air Corps contracted for three prototypes, designated XP-936, with the first flight on March 20th, 1932.

The Boeing XP-936 had a landing problem. Sometimes when landing it would flip forward and because of the short nose it would roll onto its back. This injured many pilots until the unarmored back canopy was replaced with an armored headrest. An additional 25 aircraft were completed as P-26Bs, with Pratt & Whitney R-1340-33 Wasp engines, and 23 P-26Cs had minor changes to carburation and the fuel system. Both Spain (one fighter) and China (11 fighters) ordered the Model 281 export version of the P-26C in 1936.

The diminutive "Peashooter" as it became affectionately known by service pilots, was faster than previous American combat aircraft, but it was also an anachronism. Although the P-26 introduced a modern monoplane design, worldwide fighter aircraft developments soon outstripped the P-26. In Europe the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Hawker Hurricane with closed cockpits and which both flew for the first time in 1935 were more representative of contemporary monoplane fighter designs. However, the P-26 was easy to fly and remained in active service for many years until the United States entered World War II.

Pictured here is a 1:48 scale Boeing P-26A Peashooter fighter that was deployed to Wheeler Field, Hawaii, during December 1941. Now in stock!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 8-inches
Length: 5-3/4-inches

Release Date: February 2017

Historical Account: "Pilots Without Planes" - The 34th Pursuit Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines (1941-42). The survivors fought as infantry during Battle of Bataan and after their surrender, were subjected to the Bataan Death March, although some did escape to Australia. The unit was never re-manned or equipped. It was carried as an active unit until April 2nd, 1946.

Features
  • Diecast metal construction
  • Movable rudder
  • Spinning propeller
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with seated pilot figure
  • Comes with display stand

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