{"product_id":"hobby-master-ha8401-p-47d","title":"Hobby Master HA8401 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt s\/n 42-26418, \"Gabby\" Gabreski, 56th FG, June 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Master HA8401 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt s\/n 42-26418, \"Gabby\" Gabreski, 56th FG, June 1944\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/48 scale pre-finished Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic. Professionally painted. All markings pad applied for superb results. Cockpit slides open. Comes with a pilot that can be removed. Comes with display stand. Can be displayed with landing gear up or down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Republic Aviation P-47 “Thunderbolt” entered service in May 1942 with the introduction of the P-47B. It had a “Razorback”, a high dorsal spine behind the side-ways opening canopy that reduced visibility. As improvements were made a “D” variant was produced with 12,602 being manufactured. The British developed a sliding bubble canopy for their Typhoon and this was adopted by the USAAF starting with the P-47D-5. With its ability to survive enemy fire along with impressive armament and bomb load the P-47 excelled at ground attack roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring WWII Francis “Gabby” Gabreski flew 153 of his 166 combat sorties with the 56th FG. He accumulated a total of 28 aerial and 3 ground victories flying 5 different P-47s that all carried the letters HV-A. On June 27, 1944 Grabreski scored his 27th victory followed by his 28th and final WWII victory on July 5, 1944. Instead of returning home on July 20, 1944 Grabreski flew one last mission and flew too low fouling his prop and spent the remainder of the war as a POW.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":43949036667107,"sku":"HA8401","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/files\/hobby-master-ha8401-p-47d-thunderbolt-sn-42-26418-gabreski-56th-fg-june-1944-689940.jpg?v=1738272191","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-ha8401-p-47d","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}