19TH BG  BOEING B-17E

WAR IN THE PACIFIC CHINA, BURMA AND INDIA 

The Allies' aim in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of World War II was to supply Chinese armies in their struggle against a massive Japanese incursion.  The enemy's seizure of China's seaports had severed its traditional supply lines.  Accordingly, the Allies transported equipment, men and supplies to China through Burma by building roads and pipelines, and India by flying the "Hump" route over the Himalayas.  In addition, the Allies aided China in the Japanese attack by conducting ground and air offensives.

Info:    Boeing B-17E - 41-2488, 19th BG, Malang, Java, 1942
Scale:    1:72
Wingspan:    17 inches

Item Number:    AA33312                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Price:    $119.95

Historical Note:    By New Year's Day 1942, 11 B-17s flew to a new base at Malang in Java.  Their main target then was Japanese shipping.  These B-17s were reinforced in January 1942 by some LB-30 Liberators and some new B-17Es of the 7th Bomb Group.