{"product_id":"hobby-master-a-26k-ha3224","title":"Hobby Master HA3224 1:72 Douglas B-26K Counter Invader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master 1:72 Douglas B-26K Counter Invader HA3224\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrue 1:72 scale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat attention to detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll markings are Tampoed (pad applied)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOption to display the model on a stand that is provided\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanopy can be removed to place figures inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 figures included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly collectable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1941 Douglas Aircraft Company began work on their twin-engine medium-bomber A-26 Invader. By the end of production there were 2,452 aircraft produced for all variants. The A-26\/B-26 was the only U.S. bomber to take part in three wars, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The confusion with the use of the designation B-26 began when the Martin B-26 Marauder was retired and in 1948 the USAF dropped the “A” (Attack) designator so the Douglas A-26 Invader became the B-26 Invader. The A-26 made its first European appearance in late 1944.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn early 1967 the B-26K Counter Invader was delivered to the 609th Special Operations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSquadron (SOS), 56th Special Operations Wing (SOW) based at Nakhon Phanom Royal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThai Air Base. These aircraft used call-sign Nimrod and tasked with impeding the flow of men \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand supplies from North Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh trail. In November 1969 the 609th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSOS operations ended with most aircraft being sent to the U.S. but B-26K 64-17651 that was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginally built as B-26C 44-34119 is displayed at the KAI Aerospace Museum, Sachon, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth Korea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007459950819,"sku":"7717","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha3224-172-douglas-b-26k-counter-invader-529121.jpg?v=1738274900","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-a-26k-ha3224","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}