Guillow´s PBY-5a Catalina Guillow´s kit
Mittakaava: 1/28
Kärkiväli: 1155.7mm
Pituus: 723.9mm
Valittavissa 3 rakennusvaihtoehtoa:
- Kellukkeet ja pyörät alhaalla
- Kellukkeet ja pyörät sisään vedettyinä
- Pelkät kellukkeet alhaalla
PBY-5a Catalina Guillow`s kit
Flown by most Allied Forces in World War 2, the PBY Catalina became the most successful wartime flying boat because of it´s flight range, carrying capacity and ability to land on a reasonable body of calm water. From the attack on Pearl Harbor thru war´s end, the PBY saw service in nearly every combat theater around the globe-form icy Greenland and Alaska to the steaming tropics of the South Pacific where many personnel of downed bombers owed their lives to at-sea rescues by PBY´s
When the war terminated in 1945, many surviving Catalina´s began new careers as cargo transports, forest fire water bombers and members of geophysical survey teams. In these and other civilian roles, a number of PBY´s continued to successfully operate until the early 1980´s.
