{"product_id":"hobby-master-b-24-ha9101","title":"Hobby Master HA9101 1:144 B-24D Liberator Lady Be Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe B-24 was the most produced American bomber in WWII. The demand was so great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat Consolidated was unable to keep up so contracts were awarded to Douglas, Ford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand North American. The D variant became the most numerous with 2,698. The design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the B-24 allowed it to carry the same payload as the Boeing B-17 and do it faster and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efurther. Compared to the sleek look of the B-17 the B-24 looked awkward and B-17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrews referred to it as “the crate the B-17 was shipped in”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB-24D Liberator 41-24301 arrived in Libya on March 25, 1943 assigned to the 514th BS, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e376th BG. The number 64 was painted on both sides of the nose along with the name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Lady Be Good” on the starboard side. On April 4, 1943 the “LBG” was the last of 25 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB-24s to depart to bomb Naples harbor. On the way home they lost their ADF and never \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereturned. In 1958 it was located 440 miles inland on the desert. In 1960 8 of the 9 crew \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emembers remains were found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master 1:144 B-24D Liberator Lady Be Good HA9101\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrue 1\/144 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\u003eLots of metal with a minimal plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly collectable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007517032675,"sku":"HA9101","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha9101-1144-b-24d-liberator-lady-be-good-647572.jpg?v=1738274897","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-b-24-ha9101","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}