{"product_id":"hobby-master-p-26-ha7506","title":"Hobby Master HA7506 1:48 Boeing P-26A","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Master 1:48 P-26 HA7506. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly detailed diecast pre-finished collector model airplane. Each model comes with display stand, rolling gears, and is assembled and ready to display. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoeing’s first and last all-metal monoplane fighter produced for the US Army Air Corps \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the P-26. Known as the “Peashooter” there were 111 P-26As produced. The wings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere braced with wire instead of wooden struts and this reduced drag and along with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e500 hp engine the aircraft was much faster than the older bi-planes. The mono-wing also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeant a higher landing speed so flaps had to be added to slow the aircraft down. It had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efixed landing gear and an open cockpit with just a windscreen to protect the pilot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first group to replace their Boeing P-12’s with the new Boeing P-26A was the 20th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePG. The new aircraft were delivered between December 1933 and early 1934 and were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eassigned to the 55th, 77th and 79th PS’s. The P-26 was used until February 19, 1935. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 20th PG was stationed at the new Barksdale Field in Louisiana named after a WWI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eveteran 2nd Lt. E.H. Barksdale. The airfield was used by fighter and attack pilots to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epractice their gunnery and bombing. On January 13, 1948 the airfield was renamed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarksdale Air Force Base. The tail code for the 20th PG was PT where P stood for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePursuit while T is the 20th letter of the alphabet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007512281315,"sku":"1173","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha7506-148-boeing-p-26a-465723.jpg?v=1738274896","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-p-26-ha7506","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}