B-25 Mitchell Air Apache

B-25 Air Apache airplane model. The 345th Medium Bombardment Group, "The Air Apaches" were widely known in the Southwest Pacific theatre. Their brightly painted Falcon (498th Sqdn), Bat (499th Sqdn), Bat (500th Sqdn) and Panther (501st Sqdn) Mitchell B-25J twin engine bombers flew at low level, often at tree-top height.  Used in conjunction with the heavy firepower were parafrag bombs, bombs using parachutes to allow the bomber to move away to a safe distance before detonation.

Scale 1/41. Wingspan 19 3/4 inches, Length 15 inches.