{"product_id":"hobby-master-rb-26c-ha3221","title":"Hobby Master HA3221 1:72 RB-26C Invader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHobby Master HA3221 1:72 RB-26C Invader 44-35581, 363rd TRW, Shaw Air Force Base, 1955.\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1941 Douglas Aircraft Company began work on their twin-engine medium-bomber A-26 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInvader. By the end of production there were 2,452 aircraft produced for all variants. The A-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26\/B-26 was the only U.S. bomber to take part in three wars, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econfusion with the use of the designation B-26 began when the Martin B-26 Marauder was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eretired and in 1948 the USAF dropped the “A” (Attack) designator so the Douglas A-26 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInvader became the B-26 Invader. The A-26 made its first European appearance in late 1944.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouglas RB-26C Invader 44-35581 c\/n 28860 was manufactured as an A-26C-40-DT. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e363rd TRW originally was based at Langley AFB but in 1951 was moved to Shaw AFB, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecame the parent wing. The 363rd remained at Shaw AFB until December 30, 1993. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunit flew the Douglas RB-26C until 1957 when they were replaced by the jet-powered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanberra. In June 1958 44-35581 was sold as surplus and in 1976 was bought by Air Spray \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLtd. from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Registered as C-GWJG it became tanker #9 and on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuly 1, 1982 the aircraft was destroyed in a crash killing the sole occupant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007528042723,"sku":"6062","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha3221-172-rb-26c-invader-324600.jpg?v=1738274793","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/products\/hobby-master-rb-26c-ha3221","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}