{"product_id":"hobby-master-p-40-ha5505","title":"Hobby Master HA5505 1:72 P-40N \"Angry Bee\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Master HA5505 1:72 P-40N \"Angry Bee\" BU-O, Lt. Ken Goldring, 80 Squadron, RAAF, Nov 1944\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Curtiss P-40 Warhawk first flew in 1938 as a modification of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarhawk was the official U.S. designation while the name Tomahawk was used by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish Commonwealth and Soviet forces for the P-40B and C and Kittyhawk for P-40Ds \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand later variants. The P-40 was first used by British squadrons in North Africa and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddle East in 1941.  The P-40 lacked a two-speed supercharger making them inferior \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto German aircraft but was an adequate fighter in low altitude combat zones. Almost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12,000 P-40s were produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. 80 Squadron was formed in September 1943 and equipped with Curtiss P-40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKittyhawk. On July 29, 1944 Curtiss P-40N 43-23237 was received by 80 Squadron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRAAF and assigned an ADF number A29-671 and letters BU-O. BU-O was assigned to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLt. Ken Goldring who named the aircraft “Angry Bee”. From mid-summer 1944 American \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Australian forces were engaged in battles to drive Japanese forces out of Dutch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Guinea. Noemfoor Island was a major goal because of three airfields that could be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eused to support the Allied advance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007460147427,"sku":"7878","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha5505-172-p-40n-angry-bee-470612.jpg?v=1738274899","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-p-40-ha5505","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}