Lockheed PV-1 Ventura "Patrol Bomber"

The Lockheed Ventura was exported in large quantities, and after World War II there were surplus aircraft in many countries. However, what is particularly interesting and related to the release of this kit is the fact that after the bombing of the Japanese Kuril Islands, several PV-1s made an emergency landing on Soviet territory, and the Soviet Union took the aircraft into its own service.

Plastic model kit

• Accurately engraved panels
• Masks included

Decals for 6 versions:
 

• PV-1 of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB 150, West Field, Tinian, Mariana Islands, Oct. 1944
• PV-1 "Blonde Blitz" of an unknown unit, Russian Islands, Solomon Islands, mid-1943
• PV-1 "Scotters Dream" of an unknown unit, Russian Islands, Solomon Islands, mid-1943
• B-34 "Lexington" of the USAAF. Built for the RAF but used by the USAAF mainly for coastal patrols and training missions
• USAAF RB-34 "Lexington", Randolph Field, TX, 1942. "R" stands for "Restricted from combat use"
• "B-34" believed to be the aircraft of 128th Air Division commander Colonel Michael Alexandrovich Eryomin. Several Alutians PV-1s damaged by Japanese aircraft were rescued to Elizovo, Kamchatka. Some were recovered and airworthy, allowing them to be used again - including the Battle of Shumshu Island in 1945

Scale 1:72

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included