Academy B-17F Memphis Belle (1:72)

B-17F - Memphis Belle Includes: - Detailed plastic kit - Cockpit interior and pilots included - Optional undercarriage (up or down positions) - Engine and prop detail - Turret/ gunner parts - Body panelling and rivet detailing  - Waterslide transfers/decals - Kit requires glue and paint to complete NOT included - 1:72 Scale Aircraft information and history: The first mass produced variant of the US Air Force WW2 4-Engined Heavy Bomber. Both aircraft portrayed in the kits markings undertook war bonds tours in 1943/44, raising morale back in the States. Built and developed for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" was a fast, extremely capable bomber used for some of the most daring missions of WW2.  Serving throughout the Second World War, the B-17 would see further use after the European War, in the Pacific against Japan. The famous WWII US Air Force heavy bomber that inspired two great movies: wartime documentary "Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress" and the late 20th Century movie "Memphis Belle".