Corgi Predators Diecast Model Series 1 Ace Pilots Grumman TBF-1C Avanger Lt. (JG) George H.W. Bush US Navy VT-51 USS San Jacinto CVL-30 1/72 Scale - PR99403 Wingspan: 9" Length: 6.5" Each fully painted and assembled airplane features: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Optional extended ot retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
About this model: Each model comes with a booklet detailing the story behind the pilot, mission or squadron, plus the box is packed with technical information about the plane. If you collect any 12 of the 18 releases in the Predators range, you can send off the tokens found in each pack for a free display wallet to keep the story booklets in. Grumman's first torpedo bomber was the heaviest single-engine plane of WWII, and it was the first design to feature a new wing-folding mechanism created by Grumman, intended to maximize storage space on an aircraft carrier; the F4F-4 and later models of Wildcat received a similar folding wing and the F6F Hellcat (both designed by Grumman) would employ this mechanism as well. The engine used was the Wright R-2600-20 (which produced 1,900 horsepower). In June 1943, future-President George H.W. Bush became the youngest naval aviator at the time. While flying a TBM with VT-51 (from the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)), his plane was shot down on September 2, 1944 over the Pacific island of Chichi Jima. Both of his crewmates died; however, because he released his payload and hit the target before being forced to bail out, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross. |
