FM-1 & FM-2 plastic plane model WildCat Deluxe Set 1/72

FM-1 & FM-2 Wildcat Deluxe Set 1/72

Double combo. Set includes two different versions of Wildcat, with photoetched parts and masks for each of them.
Extra photoetched parts for FM-1 conversion. Two carrier flight deck sections from plywood.

Box includes

• one set of FM-2 plastic parts
• one set of F4F-4 plastic parts with conversion to FM-1
• Photoetched parts for both models
• Canopy and wheel masks for both models
• Decals with eight markings options (four for each version)
• Two laser engraved plywood flight deck sections from "Casablanca" class escort carrier14.5 x 14.5 cm

Marquing options
FM-1 Wildcat:

• FM-1 Wildcat, no. A32/S31, VC-33 squadron, USS Nassau CVE-16, 6 September 1943, during training on the California coast, shortly before embarkation on USS Coral Sea CVE-57.
• FM-1 Wildcat, no. 7, VC-6 squadron, USS Core CVE-13, 16 December 1943, during anti-submarine patrols over the North Atlantic.
• Wildcat V, no. JV439/C9-N, 733 Naval Air Squadron, piloted by Sub-Lieut. Griffiths, Trincomalee airfield, Ceylon, 1945.
• Wildcat V, no. JV579/F, “That Old Thing”, 846 Naval Air Squadron, aircraft carrier HMS Trumpeter/Eglington airfield. The unit prod anti-submarine cover during the Normandy landings of June 1944.

FM-2 Wildcat:

• FM-2 Wildcat, no. D6, “Judy”, VC-14 squadron, USS Hoggatt Bay CVE-75, the Philippines, 22 November 1944.
• FM-2 Wildcat, no. 8, “Hot Lips”, VC-99 squadron, USS Hoggatt Bay CVE-75, Pacific Ocean theatre, July 1945.
• FM-2 Wildcat, no. 4, VC-13 squadron, USS Tripoli CVE-64, March 1944, during anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic in the vicinity of Cape Verde.
• Wildcat VI, no. JV752/320-9, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, test flown by S/L Janusz ?urakowski, Boscombe Down airfield, 14 February 1945.