Model of plastic airplane FM-1 & FM-2 Wildcat Deluxe Set 1/72

FM-1 & FM-2 Wildcat Deluxe Set 1/72Double combo. This Set features 2 different versions of the Wildcat, with photo-etched parts and masks for each.Additional photo-etched parts for the FM-1 conversion.2 carrier deck sections in plywood included.Inside the box

• Plastic model kit of FM-2 to assemble
• Plastic model kit of F4F-4 to assemble with FM-1 conversion kit
• Photo-etched parts for both models
• Canopies and wheels masks for both models
• Decal sheets with 4 different liveries per model, totaling 8 liveries
• 2 laser-engraved plywood carrier deck sections "Casablanca" type, 14.5 x 14.5 cm

MarkingsFM-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 provided 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.