{"product_id":"hm-tbm-1c-barbara-iii-ha1221","title":"Hobby Master HA1221 1:72 TBM-1C Avenger \"Barbara III\" White 2 VT-51, USS San Jacinto, 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust prior to the start of WW II the USN started to look for a replacement for their aging Douglas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDevastator. Grumman won the USN contract and delivered a huge rotary engine that was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenclosed in a barrel like fuselage to cut down on drag and a fuselage and wing lengths that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewould accommodate a three-man crew. The aircraft was officially known as the TBF\/TBM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvenger but would come to receive the affectionate name of “The Turkey”. The first delivery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecame in time for the Battle of Midway June 1942.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn September 2, 1944 George Herbert Walker Bush was piloting his three-man Avenger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Barbara III” on a raid to the island of Chichi Jima. As he began his dive on the target the aircraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas hit by anti-aircraft fire and began to burn but Bush continued his dive. He then turned toward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe sea and told the crew to bail out because the aircraft might explode. Unfortunately only two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003emen got out, George Bush’s chute opened but the second didn’t. Bush was rescued by a USN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003esubmarine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43750467797219,"sku":"HA1221","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha1221-172-tbm-1c-avenger-barbara-iii-white-2-vt-51-uss-san-jacinto-1944-312824.jpg?v=1738273283","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hm-tbm-1c-barbara-iii-ha1221","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}